By Ed Townsend
SULLIVAN COUNTY — January 2, 2004 – All bowlers, individually or through teams, leagues, and associations, are being asked to honor a military man or woman – active duty or veteran, living or deceased – to recognize their service to our country.
This campaign is presented by the Bowlers to Veterans Link (BVL), with 60 years of service to America’s military.
Participation in Operation Honor Force is easy. An individual or group simply chooses a level of contribution and makes a donation in the honoree’s name.
Honorees could be a teammate, relative, friend or someone in the community who has served our country or is on active duty. The name of the honored service man or woman is posted on the BVL Web site and a note acknowledging the contribution is sent to the honoree or his or her family.
Contributing individuals or groups have an opportunity to also share why they selected their honoree.
In 1942, the sport of bowling organized BVL and made a promise to our nation’s military men and women that we won’t forget them. Since then, that commitment has been cemented with more than $30 million to support hundreds of recreational and therapeutic programs and services for active duty military, veterans and their families.
Funds collected through Operation Honor Force will continue these on-going programs.
For more information about donating, please call (301) 881-8333 or visit www.bowlforveterans.org and click on Operation Honor Force.
Contributions can be mailed to The Bowlers to Veterans Link, Operation Honor Force, P. O. Box 2289, Rockville, MD 20847.

Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
Bowlers: The tip this week should help bowlers of all ages and abilities to be more consistent with their bowling shots.
In past tips I have covered the arm swing and the importance of keeping it loose and free of any tension. This will always be very important and is a must if you want to repeat your shots.
But I see many bowlers start out with a good swing and at the last second accelerate their swing at the release point and ruin what could have been a good shot.
You must be patient and let the gravity swing the ball through the release zone and have the ball roll down the lane. If you accelerate your arm at the release point, it will cause you to hold on to the ball too long and either come over the top of the ball and pull it to the left (or to the right for you lefties) or have the ball skid to the right with little or no rotation.
If you have a chance, watch both the professional men and ladies bowl on TV – you can learn a lot from observing them.
Mike Luongo is technically certified through IBPSIA and is a Silver Level Coach with USA Bowling. He is also the Northeast Technical Advisor for the Morich Bowling Ball Company (Morich Enterprises, Inc.). If you have a question or subject you would like covered, he can be reached at 341-1694 or via e-mail at mikespro@warwick.net.

Liberty Lanes
In the Saturday Mixed Doubles League, Keith Smith scored a 216, 199, 595, Dennis Whaley 213, 197, 587, Phil Russell 220, 577, Danielle Edwards 516, Joan Davis 191, Paul Marks 214, Merlin Bound 213, Herbie Sklar 209, Al Smith 197, Carl Davis 194, Larry Goldenberg 192, Fred Marks 192, Phil Norris 192, Gene Smith 190 and Eileen Redmond 181.
In the Saturday Morning Liberty Elks Youth Leagues, in the Bumper Division, Joseph Stant scored a 93, Michael Fritz 90 and Katelin Jester 79.
In the Bantam Division, Ross Kirchner scored a 142, Jordon Thomas 115, Keith Herbert 141, Andy Hazelnis 127, Paige Davis 101, Sarah March 106, Kevin Jones 124, Matt Shortall 113, Justice Dingevan 126, Marissa Diescher 109, Allie Maltese 105 and John Kolarik 107.
In the Teen-Age Division, Kyle Stevens scored a 246, 191, 606, Robert Fix III a 190, 189, 568, Justin Neist 194, 179, 514, Paul Tuttle 190, 507, Anthony Atkins 197, 513, Gregg Skiff 188, 515, Thomas Fix 180, 504, Cheryl Neist 157, 148, Veronica Sanchez 158, Shawn Sochinski 192, Travis Atkins 166, Ken Brenner 150, Mike Cook 150, Mike Kushetsky 167 and Chris Cook 133.
In the Friday Mixed Doubles League, Herbie Sklar scored a 206, 206, 593, Deiter Sawall 212, 571, Larry Rubin a 190 triplicate for a 570 series, Alan LaBounty 201, Gregg Esposito 199, Tony Padial 199, Alvin Ruff 195, Ralph Soule 191, Matt Blume 190 and Stacy Christian 190.
In the Thursday Men’s Budweiser League, Tom Skiff scored a 248, 235, 635, Phil Beliawsky 204, 225, 598, Rich Vail 200, 211, 591, Chuck Amback 226, 579, Ed Carrington 217, 574, Alvin Ruff 242, 572, Phil Norris 202, 571, Dave Sawall 207, 571, Tom Skiff III a 235 and Rob Tuttle 202.
In the Thursday 5:45 Ladies League, Sue Ruiz scored a 188, 187, 190, 565, Sheila Fix 210, 539, Dotty Moylan 201, 527, Karen Hayes 186, 511, Elisa Bound 196, 500, Lauren Martin 196, Audrey Wheeler 185, Jan Brahm 181, Connie Beach 186, Anne Steiglitz 181 and Shirley Townsend 181.
In the Wednesday Men’s League, Robert Stewart scored a 214, 221, 223, 658, Jack Moylan 228, 226, 649, Dave Fisk 204, 246, 642, Mark Wagener 204, 236, 618, Wesley Tuttle 203, 227, 611, James Ratner 208, 223, 587, John Stanforth 205, 203, 582, Roy Lepke 580, Rich Vail 233, Pete Bertholf 227, Wayne Fox 225, Alan LaBounty 224, Merlin Bound 212, Merrill Conner 204, 211, Rich Bradford 203, Eric Haccoun 203, Tom Mitchell 203, Larry Navitsky 202 and Todd Houghtaling 201.
In the Monday Ladies League, Crystal Kirchner scored a 196, 533, Leslie Atkins 532, Bonnie Gildersleeve 186, Karen Wolfe 192 and Kathi Smith 181.
Kiamesha Lanes
In the Monday Men’s League, John Bartley Jr. scored a 202, Dan Bartley 204, 245, 629, Rudy Belanchia 255, 247, 694, Mike Belgiovene 265, 203, 216, 684, Steve Belgiovene 213, Larry Berens 235, 203, 213, 651, Steve Cabrera 201, 569, Mike Cardo 221, 201, 591, Al Caycho 201, 228, 609, Joe Conklin 246, 584, Shane Conner 246, 568, Walt Edwards 202, 244, 238, 684, Bo Gray 212, 551, Bill Helms 213, 575, Rick Hendricks 203, Mark Hesleitner 239, 202, 201, 642, Ken Hopkins 204, 562, Allan Jones 226, 229, 258, 713, Bob Ketcham 211, 577, Duane Koskey 212, Mickey Lake 212, Rick Lake 276, 280, 753, Bob Linzer 224, Francisco Martinez 207, 204, 591, Bill Paul 214, 557, Ron Reuss 203, Doug Rohrback 571, Nate Sanders 239, 624, Keith Shattuck 201, Art Stevens 203, 201, 575, Rob Sze 204, 577, George Van Arsdall 265, 245, 225, 735, Todd Van Keuren 200, 577 and Mike Weiner 259, 235, 247, 741.
In the Tuesday Budweiser Mixed Firefighters League, Cecil Walters scored a 258, 269, 226, 753, Robert Yakin Sr. 234, 279, 227, 740, Ed Lake 224, 258, 248, 730, Vinnie Collura 264, 255, 674, George Kelley 224, 226, 224, 674, Jim Gerrard 221, 247, 199, 667, Tom Greene 234, 626, Walt Conklin 244, 591, Rick Whitney 220, 203, 576, Robert Yakin Sr. 224, 199, 575, Al Frangipane 187, 211, 574, Dale Sonnenschein 225, 183, 571, Peter Scannell 199, 192, 569, Neil Bell Jr. 248, 565, Cliff Starr 213, 191, 552, Jack Reuss Jr. 200, 180, 550, John Cascone 219, 182, Charles Blackburn 195, 182, Tom Hickman 182, Stan Gilmore 204, 188, Kevin Stackhouse 206, Rita Cascone 202, 219, 223, 644, Debbie Durland 223, 192, 182, 597, Roberta Yakin 200, 210, 588, Dorian Jennings 232, 582, Joan Lake 193, 202, 574, Carena Collura 201, 190, 560, Leanne Walsh 188, 518, Carol Scannell 180, 185, 515, Barbara Long 204, 514, Mary Lee Williams 191, 506 and Linda Schaefer 503.
In the Wednesday Night Men’s League, Ed Lake scored a 235, 214, 261, 710, Ricky Lara 268, 243, 235, 746, Ryan Lepke 259, 228, 259, 746, Rich Levine 253, 203, 626, Bob Linzer 210, Paul Minton 248, 204, 223, 675, Pete Mitro 246, 211, 652, Clint Morton 227, 523, Frank Muller 218, 221, 610, Bill Paul 216, Andy Porter 257, 615, Edwin Rodriguez 205, 583, Serafain Rodriguez 200, 246, 211, 657, Jaryl Scott 276, 213, 682, Dean Shattuck 236, 207, 636, Tom Skiff Jr. 206, 298, 691, Josh Strang 203, 232, 591, John Sullivan 247, 231, 244, 722, Ed Townsend 213, 578, Jo Jo Van Keuren 239, 619, Marty Waichman 222, 204, 625, Cecil Walters 238, 212, 630, Mike Weiner 236, 215, 223, 674, Brian Wormuth 200, Paul Yonker 211, Dan Allen 244, 218, 643, Rudy Belanchia 248, 207, 630, Mike Belgiovene 206, Steve Belgiovene 557, Tom Belgiovene 216, 200, 236, 652, Rocco Bellantoni Jr. 224, Larry Berens 244, 216, 627, Tim Bilyeu 249, 266, 213, 728, Dwayne Cabrera 219, 214, 206, 639, Bob Cady 233, 256, 204, 693, Mike Cardo 202, 570, John Cascone 201, 230, 247, 678, Pat Cassaday 214, 581, Al Caycho 200, 563, Vinnie Collura 216, 607, Dave Dibble 252, 614, Shawn Dibble 235, 232, 603, Andrew Douglass 201, Walt Edwards 203, Art Eggleton 227, 259, 679, Frank Emmens 236, 236, 201, 673, Morris Felder 219, 205, 558, John Fink 210, 205, 555, Glenn Fraser 212, 201, 609, Mark Gandulla 246, 246, 202, 694, Ralph Gandulla 244, 237, 670, Desmond Gonzalez 248, 602, David Graham 234, 200, 619, Bo Gray 241, 600, Tom Greene 201, 226, 620, David Harman 203, 202, Justin Holland 204, 210, 590, Allan Jones 257, 265, 719, George Kelley 214, 603 and Ed Krawcyk III a 204, 581.
In the Thursday Night Ladies League, Carmen Monge scored a 210, 180, 556, Kathy Bradley 196, 537, Joan Lake 184, 209, 533, Mary Lee Williams 524, Kathy King 181, 190, 518, Rudy Hoke 193, 512, Jeanette K. Margillo 189, Gerri Stensland 187, Betty Dean 185, Joyce Jackson 180, 190, Sue Goldsmith 212, Cindy Babcock 200, Hope McKeon 185 and Jeanette F. Margillo 197.
In the Friday Mixed Doubles League, Dan Allen scored a 257, 614, Leslie Atkins 187, 518, Rudy Belanchia 225, 204, 585, Paul Berens 181, Vera Bernhardt 193, 524, Richard Blackford 214, Sillporah Boldiis 183, Rick Bradley 224, 194, 182, 600, Cathy Carpenter 180, 530, John Cascone 213, Rita Cascone 204, 202, 567, Walt Conklin 214, 212, 589, Tolakii Deylii 190, Andrew Douglass 225, 182, 180, 587, Penny Douglass 188, Tom Drobysh 245, 245, 238, 728, Mary A. Drobysh-Berens 213, 557, Frank Emmens 216, 197, 182, 595, Glenn Fraser 181, 184, Nancy Fraser 189, 515, David Graham 202, 192, 194, 588, Tom Greene 203, 209, 605, Thomas Hickman 193, 211, 220, 624, Dorian Jennings 198, 258, 210, 666, George Kelley 200, 257, 216, 673, Crystal Kirchner 183, 521, Larry Krause 198, 245, 621, Ed Lake 228, 212, 204, 644, Joan Lake 209, 200, 580, Laresko Niifa 221, 279, 663, Michael Osborn 232, 201, 213, 646, Crystal Price 190, 180, 508, Dan Ricco 181, 196, 219, 596, Matthew Robinson 186, 219, 574, James Shields 188, 223, 580, Kevin Stackhouse 213, 199, 583, Robert Sze 224, 234, 616, Chris Tenney 216, 185, 558, George Van Arsdall 205, 211, 248, 664, Jennie Worden 203, 527, Robert Yakin 200, 184, Roberta Yakin 191, 223, 188, 602 and Barbara Yeoman 210, 500.