2007-2008 Winter Bowling League is OVER! Congrats to all the BLUE team!

Winter Bowling League Final Season Stats

FIRST Place: BLUE TEAM - Paul C Capt. , Karen L, Ralph F, John C

(102 Wins / 73 Losses) Congratulations!

SECOND PLACE: GREEN TEAM - Fred F Captain , Jason F, John C, Jill F(96/79)

Third Place: RED TEAM - Jim C Capt, Bob R, Tom H, Charles B (88/87)

Fourth Place: BROWN TEAM - Jon W Capt , Toni B, Paul M, Deane P (64/111)

Annual Bowling Awards Dinner Friday, May 16th 7 PM

See Photos of last year's Bowling league in action HERE

Join the Women's Bowling League! See below for details!

See information on our other Club activities HERE

BOWLING NEWS

Bowling League Season Recap

First Place Blue Team 102 wins/73 losses Paul Cecere, Capt. John Cassidy Ralph Farina Karen Lorence

Second Place Green Team 96 wins/79 losses Fred Feldman, Capt. John Close Jason Feldman Jill Feldman

Third Place Red Team 88 wins/87 losses Jim Corbett, Capt. Charles Baker Tom Harrington Bob Reape

Fourth Place Brown Team 64 wins/111 losses Jon Wallen, Capt. Toni Buono Paul Meissner Deane Prouty

The 2007-2008 bowling season has come an end. And what an end it was! The last night of the season had The Green Team and The Blue Team in first and second place respectively, with The Green Team ahead by a single point. Very exciting! As the match began, we saw that both teams were determined to be champions but only one would prevail. As tough as The Green Team was, it seems that The Blue Team must have prayed much more diligently to Gus, The God of Bowling because they proceeded to take the match decisively, bowling as they never had before! It was a terrific display and all of the bowlers on all teams had a great night! Congratulations to The Blue Team for winning first place and to all of the bowlers in the league for coming out each week. See you next season...

Bowling Highlights

High Average:   Jim Corbett 167

High Game:  Fred Feldman 234

High Series: Jim Corbett 601

High Team Game:  The Green Team 705

As of this writing, our annual Doubles Bowling Tournament is half over.   Spectators are invited to come to the Finals next Tuesday at 7 PM and root for your favorite team.   The bar will certainly be open!   Join us as we celebrate our winter league victories at the annual Bowling Awards Dinner on Friday, May 16 th at 7 PM in the lower bar.   Price: $15.    Details on attached flyer. One last note on bowling: Thank you, Paul Cecere for painstakingly cleaning & polishing the linoleum floor in the bowling alley.   It sparkles like brand new!

Bowling League Standings

        As of March 25th

First Place Green Team Fred Feldman, Capt. 86 Wins, 61 Losses

Second Place Blue Team Paul Cecere, Capt. 82 Wins, 65 Losses

Third Place Red Team Jim Corbett, Capt. 76 Wins, 71 Losses

Fourth Place Brown Team Jon Wallen, Capt. 50 Wins, 97 Losses

The Green Team has exhibited grace under pressure by forging into the first place position in a late season surge.   They have pulled ahead of the Blue Team which held the first place spot since Week 2.   The excitement and tension mounts to make the last few weeks of the season a real keglers' duel between these two dynamic power houses of the lanes!

The high game so far belongs to Fred Feldman who posted an impressive 234 in Week 16.   The high average to date is 166, shared by Fred Feldman and Jim Corbett.   Jim also holds the high series mark of 601.

Last but not least, the Karen Lorence watch continues as Ms. Lorence, aka Bowlerina, has raised her average 23 points from last season's 93.   She now stands proudly at a whopping 116!     Nice rolling.   Very nice rolling.   Very, very nice rolling...

Save the date for the annual Bowling Awards Dinner on Friday, May 16 th at 7 PM in the lower bar.   Details will follow in May .

UPDATED BOWLING LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR FEBRUARY
As of February 19th, team placements remain steady with Paul Cecere's Blue Team holding first place with a 71 wins/41 losses record.   Fred Feldman's Green Team holds second with 62 wins & 50 losses.    Jim Corbett's Red Team now has 55 & 57 and Jon Wallen's Brown Team is in fourth with 36/76.  

BOWLING LEAGUE STANDINGS

As of January 29th, Paul Cecere’s Blue Team has pulled away from the pack and leads the league with a commanding 64 win record.  Fred Feldman’s Green Team holds second with 52 wins, Jim Corbett’s Red Team has 48 and Jon Wallen’s Brown Team trails with 32.  It’s been an enjoyable, competitive season so far. 

EPIC BOWLING BATTLE RAGES

The 16 members of our Bowling League are in two heated battles.   Paul Cecere's Blue Team (41/29) is still nosing-out Fred Feldman's Green Team (40/39) for first place.   Jim Corbett's Red Team (29/41) is nipping at Jon Wallen's Brown Team's (30/40) heels for third.   At this early stage of the season, it's too hard to make any predictions.

Notable "highs" for the season so far:

HIGH GAME	HIGH SERIES	HIGH AVERAGE
215 JIM CORBETT	562 JIM CORBETT	165 JIM CORBETT and FRED FELDMAN
214 FRED FELDMAN	556 FRED FELDMAN	164 JON WALLEN
208 DEANE PROUTY	548 YET AGAIN FRED	154 DEANE PROUTY
203 JON WALLEN	540 JON WALLEN	153 TONI BUONO

KID'S BOWLING PARTY

Youngsters from toddlers to teens are invited to attend our first Kids' Bowling Party on Saturday, January 26 th from 2 till 4 PM.   See the attached flyer.   Now that we have bowling bumpers, we are encouraging people to spend some quality time with the family. If you are interested in using the lanes with your kids and are unfamiliar with procedure, please contact Jon Wallen ( jwall41@aol.com) for pertinent information.   The bowling lanes are available for open bowling on Sunday afternoons when the bartender is on duty.  

NUTS & BOLTS

he lanes have been undergoing a general refurbishment, and have already proven to be more reliable.   Tuesday evenings are more stress-free with fewer adjustments or repairs.   Remember the loud squeaking that we all used to endure?   It's gone!   We will continue to keep the lanes operating smoothly with regularly scheduled tune-ups.   Some of our regular bowlers - Fred Feldman, Karen Lorence, Paul Cecere, Paul Meissner & Jill Feldman -donated last year's winnings to pay a good chunk of this major overhaul.   We appreciate their generosity.

BRING THE KIDS

Several of our parents had taken advantage of Jon Wallen's maintenance clinic in September, and are now getting the chance to spend quality time bowling with their children.   To encourage more family bowling, the club has bought enough lightweight piping to serve as bowling bumpers for one lane. It's a great way for the children to practice their skills without being discouraged by gutter balls.   We thank Karin White for researching options & making the purchase.    If you are interested in using the lanes with your kids, please contact Jon Wallen (jwall41@aol.com or 914-476-8675) for pertinent information.  

WOMEN'S BOWLING NIGHT

Women's Bowling Night continues all winter too.   If you want to get out and let your hair down, this is the time to do it.   We invite women to join us for talk, wine & a couple of games.   Generally, these sessions will be celebrated once a month; you will receive email confirmations a few days before each session.  

WINTER BOWLING LEAGUE

The Tuesday night Winter Bowling League is now under way.   The captains and their teams:

Jim C , Bob R, Tom H, Charles B

Jon W , Toni B, Paul M, Deane P

Paul C , Karen L, Ralph F, John C

Fred F , Jason F, John C, Jill F

Our teams enjoy a weekly three-string match up, which is enhanced with cable tv coverage of the evening's sports, background music provided by Paul Cecere and "newcomer" Jason Feldman, snacks & bar service, and the added bonus of weekly highlight coverage by our own Bowlerina.

It doesn't matter whether you're an expert or novice bowler - assigned handicaps even out the playing field. There is a weekly fee which pays for your games and   substantial prizes awarded at the end of the season.    ALL interested members (both old-timers and newbies) must contact Bowling Chairman Jon Wallen at 914-476-8674 or drop him an e-mail at jwall41@aol.com .

We thank Jon Wallen for presenting a Bowling Operations Mini-Clinic last month.   A core group of individuals were taught the basics in order to use the bowling lanes without "official" supervision.

WOMEN'S BOWLING

Our Women's Bowling group will continue on a once a month basis.   Bowling experience is definitely not necessary.   Creative email reports from our fearless leader, Bowlerina, are an added bonus!   Next installment will be announced (via email) soon.

We welcome any woman who still wants to join us.   If you plan on attending on a particular evening, just let Bowlerina (Karen Lorence) know by e-mail: karen@gs-america.com.   We bowl two games, eat snacks, have a beverage and chit-chat, all for $10, which is billed to your account.   We start at 7:30 PM and usually finish around 10 PM.

Bowlerina reports on our first two evenings of Ladies Bowling :

Our first evening was a great success, and despite some minor injuries we all came out alive - with some players showing some very impressive bowling chops.   We draw particular attention to Miss Holland, who got a strike on the very first frame, and to Miss Mary (Sistah Swingah) for taking Miss Jill's instruction literally and developing a killer technique!   There were times when we were taking things a little too seriously - this is supposed to be non-competitive after all - so yours truly made every effort to lower the tone of the evening with ranting and raving and profanity, though I must strenuously object to Miss Patty G's (Power Pat) use of the word "poop," which I think is a little too refined for the atmosphere we are trying to maintain in this league. 

After night one, Bowlerina says "Girlfriends, we need to take this to the next level and get proper shoes and bowling balls and keep injuries to a minimum and foolishness to a maximum..." so, what then transpired?...   Night two was yet another successful evening - there was music, dancing, romance... Oh wait - that was the Governor's Ball!  Silly me!   Snaps to Power Pat for zhizzhing it up with her slick new ball and hurling rocks down the lanes!  And welcome to Celine Geiger, Sistah's Sistah, who HAS HER OWN BALL and played a very good game, despite exclamations of "I haven't played in 30 years!"   We know a ringer when we see one!   Miss Loretta is another one of these stealth bowlers... don't let the shoes fool ya!   Speaking of fashion - it was disappointing that I didn't see more brand new bowling attire and accessories on our second night - after all, are we women or are we, well, en?!   Sheesh.   And Ladies, would you wear your husband's shoes to a cocktail party?  You know who you are!   Speaking of men - a few tried to sneak in and blend in with the crowd - AS IF!   The guilty parties were roundly ejected, and we went on to bowl like the Bombshells we are and have a fabulous time.  

We implore the ladies of the Club to join us for our next evening of sport, carousing and chit chat on Monday, July 2 at 7:30 PM.   Bowlerina says: "It's more important to look good than to bowl good!"  See you then!

THE 2006-2007 WINTER LEAGUE TEAMS

TEAM RED - First Place!	TEAM BLUE
TEAM BROWN	TEAM GREEN

	TEAM RED	TEAM GREEN	TEAM BROWN	TEAM BLUE
	Jim Corbett	Fred Feldman	Jon Wallen	Paul Cecere
	Bob Reape	Ralph Farina	Toni Buono	John Cassidy
	Charles Baker	Deane Prouty	Julio Leder-Luis	Jill Feldman
	Tom Harrington	Paul Meissner	Mike Smith	Karen Lorence

Bowling Awards Dinner

            An intimate gathering of friends attended the annual Bowling Awards Dinner on May 4 th .   We thank Jon Wallen for organizing the dinner. More importantly, we thank Jon for all his work at Bowling Chairperson:   running the league, keeping the lanes operational, ordering bowling supplies, coordinating bowling parties, and all the other duties he performs each year.   We appreciate it!   We thank Toni Buono for her assistance with collection of monies (and bringing the snacks) each week.    Thanks go to Bob Reape for all his behind-the-scenes work with keeping the alleys in top form.   Lastly we thank Karen Lorence, Paul Cecere, Paul Meissner & Jill Feldman for their generous gesture of donating their winnings to the club; these funds will be used to refurbish the lanes.

Bowling Report

Our winter bowling league finished its season this past month.   Six teams looked forward to a weekly session of friendly competition and camaraderie each Tuesday night from October through April.   The big winners were the Red Team of Jim Corbett (Capt.), Bob Reape, Charles Baker and Tom Harrington.   The annual Ron Kozera Sr. Memorial Bowling Tournament was held in April.   Seven two-person teams competed, bowling eight games total.   The team of Jim Corbett/Bob Reape finished in first place with Jon Wallen/Toni Buono in second and Jill Feldman/Matt Feldman in third. Our 2006 champion team of Larry & Fred Feldman had to drop out of the tournament due to an injury.   

The season was celebrated and prizes awarded at the annual Bowling Awards Dinner , held Friday, May 4th.

We are looking for women interested in a very Informal Women's Bowling League this spring and summer.    We would bowl two games every other Monday evening, starting at 7:30 and going until about 10 PM.   It will be (hopefully but not absolutely) non-competitive, without prize money, but we WILL have a fun prize ceremony at the end our short season in late July.    Join us.   It's just $12/week (plus tips for the bartender)!   Have your husband put the kids to bed.   Get out.   Have a glass of wine and some laughs.    It's only twice a month - 6 or 7 sessions total.   You DO NOT have to know how to bowl.   Just bring a pair of shoes that can slide easily.   Pick out a ball at the club and use it for the season.   Contact Karen Lorence:   Karen@gs-america.com.  

Everyone can bowl any weekend at the club.   Just stop by anytime the bar is open.   (Call the club phone at 914-963-2339 to find out.)   The bartender will let you into the alley and issue a chit for you when you're done.   It's just $5 per person per hour (one hour minimum).   Children MUST be supervised.

BOWLING COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT: JON WALLEN

VICE PRESIDENT: BOB REAPE

SECRETARY: JOE GAMBA

TREASURER: T BUONO

110+ Year History of Bowling at our Racquet Club

Park Hill Bowlers of 1899

            Bowling started at the Park Hill Country Club in 1897.  The ledgers, photos and archives of this bowling activity at our club were painstakingly preserved by Charles Shakeshaft and subsequently cared for by Bob Reape.  Bob has decided to turn over these historic documents to the Yonkers Riverfront Library, which already houses an extensive Park Hill collection from Charlie’s estate.  I have reviewed these leather-bound ledgers and newspaper clippings and find them to be a fascinating history of our club over the past 100 years – through World Wars, the Great Depression and into the modern era.  I am working with both the Park Hill Residents’ Association and the library and will transfer the collection soon, where it will be well cared-for and available to us for special showcase occasions. 

            If any of you would like to personally peruse these wonderful artifacts before I transfer them, I encourage you to contact me.  Sincere thanks go to Bob Reape and the Shakeshaft Family for making these living documents available to future historians of the Racquet Club on Park Hill.
Larry Feldman

Lakeside Drive and Glenbrook Avenue

 Yonkers NY  10705   

Office:  914.969.6770    Clubhouse:  914.963.2339 

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