Three perfect games and several big 700 series highlight this week’s performances at the city’s pin-pounding centers.

Bobby Bearden, Zevin Betts and Dennis Selbe authored the 300 games at Bowl East. It was at least the second for Betts this season and the first for Selbe. Bearden’s perfecto was believed to be the second of his career.

Selbe rolled his 300 in the Tuesday Night’s Men’s Merchants League and was a long time coming. Dennis, who had a 209 average going into last week’s league competition, started bowling some 44 years ago at age six. Dennis, a pitcher, was a member of Missouri Southern’s NAIA national runner-up baseball team in 1978.

There were no fewer than 25 700-plus series recorded during the week, two of them by two of the outstanding women bowlers in the city.

Carol Dutton, bowling at Fourth Street Bowl, posted a 709 with a high line of 269. Candy Brown, competing in the Hilltop Rollers League on Thursday night at Bowl East, had games of 266, 201 and 255 for a 722 series, her first 700-plus set of the season.

Chuck Horner, who cranks out big series on a regular basis, topped the charts last week with a 790 on games of 279, 247 and 264 at Bowl East. David Fort had the high series at Fourth Street Bowl with a 766 that included a 278 game. Brenton Cox led the way at Crown Lanes with a 703 and high line of 257.

Other big games and series recorded last week include:

Men—Aaron Bard 700, Reuben Basaldua 715, Shawn Beeson 749, Randy Bell 720, Zevin Betts 708, Kyle Birkinsha 702, Brandon Derrick 278, Bill Dutton 279-721, Ronnie Hoffman 278, Chuck Horner 278, Mark Howerton 728, Danny Kallenbarger 287-757, Cory Kaughman 703, Art Lara 745, Lee Larimore 706, Marty Manning 277-279-716, Mark McCullum 278-717, Aaron Millsap 279, Darry Mingus 704, Dennis Selbe 763, B.J. Strickling 710-717, Bob Thompson 708, Jeremiah Tripp 279-737, Greg Walker 738.

Women—Crystal Beeson 233, Carol Dutton 608-269-672, Jean Jackson 231, Marsha Jennings 238-614, Renee Lisle 246-664, 600, Alisha Vaughan 268-637.

Senior men—Tom Fortson 267-618, 236-605, Charlie Kemp 245, William Rentchler 227-626, Steve Wiles 255-645,

Senior women—Bernice Cooke 202-559, Katrina Smith 572, Bev Zerkel 552.

Youth—Darrell Brisco 236-277-702, Sam Buening 207, Trevor Drake 219, Tyler Meyer 201-201-201-603, Tadd Nichols 206, Kenny Phillips 202.

Reno to host 2011 Open

The United States Bowling Congress, in a press release this week, announced that it has reached an agreement to bring the 2011 USBC Open Championships to the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev.

The 2011 Open was originally scheduled to be held in Osceola County, Fla., in a new 100-lane facility in the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex on land made available by Walt Disney World. Funding for that project has been delayed, jeopardizing the timeline for completion.