Quickie Lickie pulls off a big win

The quickest way to gain ground on first is to beat the leader – something Quickie Lickie Laundry knows all about. The squad took down Cubs 24 to 6 and in the progress gained 18 games on first in the Freisenbruch-Meyer League. The baby bears now hold just a six game lead over the cleaners.

Patrice Tucker led the women with a 214 game. Rochelle Harvey (193) and Lillian Wilson (188) had the next best games. Tucker also had the high series with a 572 followed by Harvey (536) and Edna Mae Tuzo (535).

Sheldon Thompson and Hilton Hayward tied for the high game with a 234 while Harold Minors rolled a 218.

Hayward came out on top with a 582 series besting Troy Richardson 580 by just two pins and Minors by 11.

Scores: Nifty Rollers 15, Odd Balls 15; Pinjammers 20.5, Bermuda Pest Control 9.5; The Invaders 20.5, Spicenix 9.5; Pinsplitters 18, New Hope 12; Quickie Lickie Laundry 24 Cubs 6.

Mixed Majors League

Activators expanded their lead with a huge victory over Movers N Shakers while second place Gang in Blue could only split with Mix Ups.

Kathleen Christopher had a 200 on her way to a 531 series. Patrice Tucker led the league with a 204 and Josie Richardson had a 191. Joan Burgess and Grace Brito tied for the second high series with a 527.

Damien Matthews barely missed out on a perfect game with a 269. He finished with a 629 series. Vernon Daniels used his 257 game as part of his 621 series. Anthony Smith 9256) and Loderick Holder (627) also made the honours lists.

Scores: Untouchables 18, True Mix 2; Activators 17, Movers N Shakers 3; Try Hards 16, Troublemakers 4; Minimax Forwarders 12, Fight Back 8; Strikers 13, Unpredictable 7; Gang in Blue 10, Mix Ups 10.

Standings: 1. Activators 139-61; 2. Gang in Blue 129.5-70.5; 3. Fight Back 123-77; 4. Minimax Forwarders 111.5-88.5; 5. Untouchables 109.5-90.5; 6. Mix Ups 99.5-100.5; 7. Troublemakers 95.5-104.5; 8. Try Hards 94-106; 9. Strikers 85-115; 10. Unpredictable 74.5-125.5; 11. Movers N Shakers 70-130; 12. True Mix 69-131.

Barritt’s League

Haascobe doubled up Pin Raiders to move 17 games ahead of the pack. Willoughby Harvey topped 600 with a 607. Dean Lightbourn (583) and Jermaine DeSilva (580) also had a great night at Warwick Lanes.

Scores: Team Bouchee 14, Sparks 16; Young Bloods 25, Bye 5; Haascobe 20, Pin Raiders 10; Pembroke Jrs 18, PH Club 12.

Standings: 1. Haascobe 179-61; 2. Pembroke Jrs 162-78; 3. PH Club 156.5-83.5; 4. Pin Raiders 130-110; 5. Sparks 105-135; 6. Team Bouchee 101.5-138.5; 7. Young Bloods 89-148.

Second Spring Seniors

Drifters whitewashed Last Pin to add two games to its lead as Islanders split with the Tigers.

Geraldine Lambert edged Carol Tyrell by two pins for high scratch game with a 156 and Barbara Smith was third. Lambert had a 426 series to top the series list too with Tyrell (411) and Merle Robinson (404) was third.

Noel Pearman led the men with a 194, which he turned into a 481 series. Jim Francis topped the men with a 481 series.

Llew Jones (183) and Sonny Charves (180) were also on the top three games list. Jones ended with a 428 series.

Scores: Drifters 4, Last Pin 0; Islanders 2, Tigers 2; Old N Kickin 2, Go Get It 2; Blue Angels 1, Pinsplitters 3.

Standings: 1. Drifters 31-13; 2. Islanders 27-17; 3. Old N Kickin 23-21; 4. Tigers 21-23; 5. Blue Angels 19-25; 6. Go Get It 19-25; 7. Pin Splitters 18-26; 8. Last Pin 18-26.

Fishbowl League

Patrice Tucker wrote her name on top of another high game list with a 236. Corrine Durrant was second best with a 204 while Judy Aldred’s 202 was third.

Aldred led all women with a 744 handicap series with Tucker also topping 700 with a 706.

The men were rolling hot with Carlos Estravit (269), Gladwin Harvey (235) and Vernon Daniels (233) being the top three men in Division 1 and Carl Durrant (231) and Elvin Thomas (215) topping 200 in Division 2.

Vernon Daniels’s 696 edged Estravit by three pins for high handicap series. Durrant had a 671, which was two pins better than Jerry Koehler top top Division 2.

Standings: 1. Marlins 27-17; 2. Amberfish 27-17; 3. Cow Pollies 27-17; 4. Hog Fish 24.5-19.5; 5. Goldfish 23.5-20.5; 6. Porgies 23-21; 7. Mackerel 23-21; 8. Wahoo 23-21; 9. Snappers 20.5-23.5; 10. Dolphins 20.5-23.5; 11. Rainbow Runners 19-25; 12. Barracuda 18-26; 13. Swordfish 16-28; 14, Tuna 16-28.

Scores: Snappers 3, Swordfish 1; Porgies 0, Marlins 4; Barracuda 1, Hog Fish 3; Dolphins 4, Tuna 0; Wahoo 3, Cow Pollies 1; Mackerel 3, Rainbow Runners 1.

East End Winter League

Ten Pins knocked off Pin Snipers to move into a tie for first while Spare Collectors won all nine games to be just a half game off the pace.

Chaka DeSilva (242) and Linda Simons (182 rolled the high games.

Scores: Fireballs 2, Here We Come 7; 10th-N-Comin 0, Spare Collectors 9; Pin Snipers 2, Ten Pins 7; Trailblazers 5, TLC 4; See-Breeze Strikers 2, Strike Squad 7. Standings: 1. Ten Pins 49-32; 2. Pin Snipers 49-32; 3. Spare Collectors 48.5-32.5; 4. Fireballs 44.5-36.5; 5. TLC 43-38; 6. Strike Squad 42-39; 7. Here We Come 42-39; 8. See-Breeze Strikers 32.5-48.5; 9. 10th-N-Comin 29.5-51.5; 10. Trailblazers 25-56.