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Walker’s big series highlights local lanes Senior women—Sandy Billman 512, Bev Cochran 503, Carolyn Fortson 191.
Youth—Darrell Brisco 214-595, Kenny Phillips 200. Bowling Week record According to a recent USBC release, National Bowling Week concluded on August 30 with the establishment of a world record for the most games bowled in a day. Thanks to 808 participating centers, 548,721 games were played in the 24-hour period that concluded the eight-day celebration. “This new world record is a great milestone for the sport of bowling and an exciting day for our industry,” said Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America President and United States Bowling Congress Director Jim Sturm. “The hundreds of thousands of people who visited bowling centers to help set this record is a testament to the incredible popularity that bowling is enjoying and the continued resurgence of our sport. “This follows a trend that has seen bowling participation continue to increase every year, with more than 67 million people having bowled in 2007 alone. We’re already looking forward to setting new records in 2009 and beyond.” The bowling world record is recognized by the BPAA, USBC, Strike Ten Entertainment, the International Bowling Pro Shop and Instructors Association and Professional Bowlers Association. This was the third year of the bowling industry’s rededication to National Bowling Week. In addition to the world record effort, bowling centers hosted a variety of events, games and parties. These included free coaching clinics, free game passes, community days, special tournaments, Bowling Blast-Off youth events and quick and easy league sign-ups. Carl Richard Bowl East was one of the participating bowling centers and manager Chris Higginbotham reported that 695 games were recorded during the day. Address correspondence to Wendell Redden, c/o The Joplin Globe, P.O. Box 7, Joplin, Mo. 64802, or e-mail sports@joplinglobe.com. 
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