Three generations of Isaacs bowled together in the team event of the 81st Clark County Men’s Bowling Association tournament Feb. 13 at Shamrock Lanes, along with Bill Boysel and Tony Cooper.
“It’s fun,” Leroy said. “It was something I visualized happening, I didn’t really think it would happen right now.”
The Isaacs are a bowling family. Leroy has been a lifelong bowler, winning the county tournament several times, as well as the Clark County Masters in 1985.
Chuck was a collegiate bowler at Morehead State, and Jordan bowled at Shawnee High School.
The trio has combined for 21 300 games, including 15 by Leroy, who shot 300 just a few days before the tournament on Feb. 10, his first since 1993.
“It had been a long time since I had one,” Leroy said. “I don’t have the zip I used to have. Bowling isn’t a finesse game like it used to be.”
The team started slow and finished with a 3,015.
“We didn’t bowl real well,” Leroy said. “We all have the potential of bowling better than we did. It was unfortunate we didn’t get off to a real good start.”
Bowling together is something the family will never forget.
“I had a blast,” Jordan said. “It was the most fun I’ve had in a long time.”
County tournament
Here are the winners of the tournament:
Team Actual: The B&B Pro Shop team of Troy Stultz, Chris Nicewaner, Brian Marler, Bobby Gross, Jr. and Ricky Fuller won the event with 3,453 pins.
Team Handicap: The Royal Flush team of Jeremy Boomershine, Joshua Neal, Ben Johnson, Anthony Ellinger and Jeffrey Peterson with 3,542 pins.
Doubles Actual: David Pinkerman and Wiley Tabor, 1,511.
Doubles Handicap: Pinkerman and Tabor, 1,511.
Singles Actual: Jeff Stelzer, 825.
Singles Handicap: Greg Thomas, 856.
Handicap doubles
The Springfield 600 Club’s Handicap Doubles Tournament took place Feb. 7 at Victory Lanes.
The format allows a member to invite a nonmember to serve as their partner.
Paula White recorded her career-high actual series, 813, with games of 278, 245 and 290. She won the event with teammate Linda Crew with a score of 1,503 pins.
Barbara Fitzwater and Susan Denson were second with a 1,440, followed by third-place Susan Hartley and Katie Via (1,428), fourth-place Susan Davis and Pat Wiederkehr (1,424), fifth-place Connie Baldwin and Tami Pelfrey (1,423) and sixth-place Tracy Maiolo and Brittany Jones (1,395).
White took home handicap prizes as well with a high game of 299 and an 840 series, while nonmember guests Tami Pelfrey (263 game) and Susan Denson (716 series) also took home honors.
Clark County Masters
The Clark County Masters Tournament will be held at Shamrock Lanes on March 6-7.
The qualifying rounds begin at 1 p.m. Saturday and the finals begin at 9 a.m. Sunday. Walk-in entries will be accepted.
Todd Yates is the defending champion.
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