February 24, 2021

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Notes from the Executive Director

• The NDBC Board of Directors meeting will be Saturday, March 6th at 10:00 a.m. If you are interested in attending, or have anything you would like placed on the agenda, please contact the office at 410-636-2695 or Laura Bowden at 301-254-1802.
• The NDBC Board of Directors is looking for sanctioned bowlers who would like to be one of the 4 National Executives representing the Baltimore Area at the NDBC Annual Meeting. If you would be interested, please contact the office at 410-636-2695 or Laura Bowden at either executivedirector@ndbc.org or 301-254-1802. Baltimore has the largest percentage of sanctioned bowlers and should have a voice in the affairs of the association!
• I still have not received emails for many of the bowlers who will make the Rankings or Honorable Mention List. I cannot verify that NDBC has received all of your statistics if I don't have an email. Please send them in or I will have to move forward without your feedback.

February 10, 2021

Dianna Dubiel Receives Gold Level Award Jacket

On January 4, 2021, Dianna Dubiel, who has an average of 89, rolled a 372 set in the Monday Night Triples at AMF Southwest. This photo which was taken last night, is Dianna receiving her Gold Award jacket. Dianna is on the left and Shirley Quaskey, secretary of the league is on the right.

Congratulations, Dianna - great bowling!! And thank you, Shirley for being on top of league awards!

January 27, 2021

The Passing of Dick Westlake

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Dick Westlake. Although the following article from 'North American Bowling' highlights the caliber of his skill, it neglects to mention what a really super person he was. Rest in peace, Dick, you will be missed.

'Unquestionably considered one of the all-time greats. Like the old great muscle cars, Dick Westlake's bowling career is another of the introduced in the decade of the 1960s. Westlake possessed one of the most devastating arm-swings in the history of bowling. Significant advances were made to aid in better scoring for duckpins, primarily in the fall of 1976, but prior to this, Westlake was actually rolling '500' sets back in the early to mid 1970s when few people were doing it. In the early 1980s, Dick rolled one of the best single game efforts in the history of duckpins at Wheaton Triangle Lanes. After posting 2 magnificent games of 164 and 181, he started the 3rd game with a stunning 8 strikes in a row. 2/3rds of the way to the only perfect game opportunity ever for duckpins, Westlake rolled his 9th frame. Another pocket hit, but this time he left the 5-7 split. As if the 8-bagger weren't enough to highlight an already monumental escalating effort for the night, Dick slid the split for the conversion. In the 10th frame, he broke 9, made it, and counted 9 on his final ball for a 266 game as part of a landmark 611 set.

During the 1970s, Westlake won a pro tour in Richmond, VA. But he was also renown at the time for winning a much publicized TV match against long-time, top-ranked bowler, Jimmy Dietsch, in which Dick, needing a mark to win the tournament, left the dreaded 7-8 split in the final frame. With defeat eminent, Dick beat the odds, hitting the 8 pin flush, and bounced it out of the pit to knock over the 7. After the unlikely spare conversion, Westlake then counted the necessary amount to win the match. Given the fact that the lanes were geared for TV for Washington DC's old Channel 7 studio telecast, they were less than optimum scoring, even for the tougher conditions of the early 1970s, which makes the split conversion even more phenomenal.

In the early to mid 1990s, I bowled rubberband duckpins with Westlake at Zips Lanes in Johnstown, PA. Although, the scoring in this variation of duckpins is higher than conventional duckpins, it was still amazing to watch as Dick averaged 181 for 12 games.

Shown in this photo from an early DPBA program book, you almost need to do a double-take when examining Westlake's arm-swing. This is not a retouched or edited photo--this is his actual arc with the ball. Back then, he should have been known as 'The Scorpion'.

January 14, 2021

Board of Directors Meeting This Saturday

The NDBC Board of Directors meeting will be Saturday, January 16th at 10:30 a.m. If you are interested in attending, or have anything you would like placed on the agenda, please contact the office at 410-636-2695 or Laura Bowden at 301-254-1802. Afterwards check back here or on the NDBC Facebook Page for meeting highlights.

November 5, 2020

Brian Keitz Receives Gold Level Award Jacket

Congratulations to Brian Keitz who is shown here on the left receiving his Gold Level Award jacket from Mark Berends. Brian rolled a 506 set on 9-29-20 in the Genuine Draft League at Pinland Bowling Lanes. Nice bowling Brian!!

October 30, 2020

Congratulations Theresa Vermillion on the recognition of a 609 Women's 3 Game Set World Record!!!

At the request of a bowler, the NDBC Board of Directors reviewed the information regarding the previous denial of this World Record. After a thorough examination of all the pertinent data. A motion was made to accept the scores as a new 3 Game Set World Record. The motion carried unanimously.

This is what happened:

• On August 20, 2001 at Suitland Bowl, in Suitland, MD, Theresa Vermillion bowled a 609 set which beat the existing World Record for a 3 Game Set.
• Harrison Sanders, Past NDBC President, and an NDBC Inspector was in the center. Mr. Sanders inspected the lanes that night and said the lanes passed.
• For some unknown reason, the NDBC Executive Secretary, Marge Chaney, sent out another inspector. That inspector said that the lanes were “out of spec”.
• Due to his inspection, the World Record was denied.

The Board based its decision on the following:

• The inspection mentions the walls being too close together.
• The rubber of the sideband expands when hot.
• An inspection done in the middle of a hot August day in a closed center could encounter expansion not present when air condition is on.
• Theresa was the only bowler on that pair of lanes whose scores were higher than their regular averages.
• A new owner took over the next day and made immediate changes to the lanes.
• There was no way of knowing if the lane conditions were the same by the time the inspector sent by Marge Chaney did his inspection.
• A third inspector, who might have re-confirmed the decision one way or the other, was never sent out.

October 7, 2020

Welcome to the 2020-21 Bowling Season!!!

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Thank you for your continued support of sanctioned bowling! Your membership promotes the game, certifies the lanes, and provides the rules and structure. It is you and your membership that keep alive the sport we all love!

This site is constantly being updated to ensure that it provides everything you will need. If you, or anyone in your league, has suggestions for any improvements we can make, or would be interested in participating in your local association, please contact us at 410-636-BOWL (2695). We are always looking for people with good ideas.

Once again on behalf of all us at the National Duckpin Bowling Congress, we thank you for your sanctioned support of the greatest indoor sport! Please remember that if you need anything, this office is always here to help.

Stay Safe and Duckpin Strong.

August 26, 2020

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COVID Update - August 2020

Attention All Bowlers and League Officers!!!!

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For the 2020-21 bowling season, the NDBC Board of Directors has voted to continue all COVID policies and procedures put in place for last season.

The NDBC will recognize all sanctioned scores using variances in playing rules that are rolled while adhering to the COVID-19 requirements mandated by state or local governments. Only variances used to comply with these regulations will be recognized. The purpose of this action is to allow sanctioned leagues and tournaments more flexibility as they return to bowling.

To compensate for social distancing:

• Bowlers/teams may bowl on only one lane for the entire match.
• Bowlers/teams that are not switching lanes must maintain the frame-by-frame pace appropriate for the match in question.

The use of a variance must be mutually agreed upon by the league, or the tournament director, and the proprietor prior to the start of the league match or tournament.

Any questions should be directed to the NDBC office at 410-636-2695 or to Laura Bowden at 301-254-1802 or executivedirector@ndbc.org.

August 26, 2020

Jim Mulvihill's 390 set is the new Men's Two Game Set World Record!

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On July 14th, Jim bowled a 204 & 186 on lanes 9 & 10 in the Dudek Summer Singles at Dudek Bowling Lanes, Warren, Rhode Island and now IT'S OFFICIAL!!! The paperwork is in and the lanes have passed inspection!

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Good bowling, Jim!!