Bowling Alleygations for 04/18 and Columbia Bowling Trip
Ralph Decker
Let’s congratulate and give a round of applause to team captain Carl Lane and his teammates Amy Lewis, Bob Zangas, and Steve LaFara for becoming ROTARY CLUB #11 BOWLING LEAGUE CHAMPIONS for the 103rd season.
Team Lane dominated the fourth quarter with 144 points. On this final Monday night, April 18th, 2022 at Olivette Lanes with the league championship roll-off on the line, ….bowling against quarter champions Team Conway, Team Decker, and Team DiFate,….captain Carl Lane saved his best night of the bowling with scratch games of 211, 170, 188 and lead his team to winning the league championship! Well done Carl.
To all of our 38 bowlers, I look forward to seeing you at our bowling league banquet.
Bowling League Banquet
Monday, April 25th
LoRusso’s Cucina Restaurant on the Hill
3121 Watson Road
St. Louis, MO 63139
5:30pm cocktails
6:45pm dinner
St. Louis Rotary Bowling League 103rd Season Championship Teams
Now let’s talk about our bowling trip to Columbia, MO
This was Bob Barnes 55th Bowling Trip to bowl against Kansas City Club!!!
Did we build goodwill and better friendships? YES. Did we have a great time? YES.
How about Matthew Maddox and the music we had on the bus ride!!! Amy Lewis, Lily Michaels, Chris Wilson, and Rose Cooper…you danced like you were on SOUL TRAIN. Pete Milne….YOU ROCK! Matthew Maddox, we need new speaker system. You also ROCK! Did Chris Wilson have a good time? I think so.
This was our 94th Bowling competition against our friends from Kansas City Rotary Club #13 Bowling League. We had our 20 bowlers against their 20 bowlers. 5 teams of 4 bowlers on each team, and with 15 games at play, we lost 9-6. We were close. But did we have FUN! Our bus driver, Henry got us their safe and back home. Thanks to Ashley Tooley we had some fabulous Bloody Mary’s. Lunch at Murry’s and Dinner at Broadway Brewery was fabulous. The friendly competition at AMF Town & Country Lanes was also great. It was nice to have the entire bowling alley to ourselves. And ALBERT PUJOLS even joined us! Even though we lost and did not bring back home the trophy, …..the closing remarks by Tim Tholen, (Kansas City Rotary Club #13 Bowling League President) said it best about of the love and commitment we all share for Rotary. The service above self and the friendships we make by taking a day off and bowl three games against each other. It’s priceless. A great tradition between our two clubs that first began in 1926.
It’s been an honor and privilege to serve as your league bowling President this 103rd season.
Strikes and Spares,
Ralph J. Decker
