BOWLING: Kim Marshall’s 265 game is tops in Mesquite women’s bowling

But before we delve into those, let’s get the scoop on her bowling. For starters, Mesquite gained a heckuva good bowler with the closing of Sunset Lanes in August, and with her skill set she’s made an impact in women’s bowling as a legit scoring threat.

And in her latest notable scoring splurge, she put together nine strikes including a 6-bagger en route to the highest game rolled by a woman in Mesquite bowling this season, a 265, and if she’d of tripped out the10 pin in the 8th frame we’d be talking about a 275.
Of the 36 games she’s bowled in the City High Rollers League this season, along with her 265, she’s also tossed a 256, 242 and 241. And her top six series scores include a 603, 602, another 602, 601, 590 and 587.

Her bowling resume includes a pair of 279 games with 11 strikes and a career-high 722 series.

In high school she was on the gymnastics team, and her favorite sports teams are the Seattle Seahawks and Las Vegas Golden Knights.

And her fond memories from numerous trips to Disneyland is the perfect segue into one of the top items on her bucket list is to visit every Disney Park in the world.

Now let’s pivot back to the very beginning of this column. Specifically, the bowling center in the Gold Coast Casino holds a special place in her heart. Growing up in Las Vegas, it’s where she got he first job, which in turn led to meeting a fellow worker who became the love of her life, and five years later her and Russ were married inside the bowling center at the Gold Coast which at the same time was hosting a High Rollers Tournament.

And every summer they go to Alaska where she pans for gold at the Crow Creek Mine in Girdwood, Alaska. And yes, she’s the one doing all the manual labor involved in the search of the gold, while Russ is the supervisor. OMG! Ouch!

In other pin action, Sandy Sheppard continued an impressive scoring run averaging 202 over six games with a 612 effort in King & Queen’s action, and two days later pounded out a 603 in CHR League play.

Meanwhile, Bev Cormani peppered the lanes with the week’s next best effort, a hard-hitting 592 with a 226 game, and Krista Kilpatrick is an avid Denver Broncos fan and former all-state high school basketball star In Wyoming wiho raised her Ladies Trio League average a point to 170 with an energized 580 set and 213 game.

And Reiko Shultz did a great job navigating the lanes for a season-high 578 with a 225 game, Diane Marget’s 559 and 203 game can only mean her umpteenth 600 is only days away, Lynae Page is a good southpaw bowler who’s hoping a 528 and 200 game will mark the end of recent scoring woes brought on by a nasty bout of sciatica, Cheryl Rogers rolled a 525 with a 195 game, and it’s great seeing Francine Gastelum’s improving game blow away her 435 average series with a nice 520 set.

And former softball and volleyball standout Kerri Roberts raised her CHR League average to 160 from 159 with a 514, Lexi Mattson smacked a 511 and in her freshman season of bowling her two-handed delivery has the potential to make her a force on the lanes down the pike and she’s received some excellent coaching from Ashlee Yokohama-Kesl, Marla Daniel put up a solid 509 pint count, and Margaret Baron’s early morning practice sessions are reaping dividends as she tossed a 505 series with a 175 game in Ladies Trio League action.

St. George bowler Cathy Ritchie mowed down 501 pins including a 200 game, and Cheryl Carr captured her first ink in this column after picking up a 5-10 split for a clutch spare in the 10th frame for a 157 paving the way for a 500 series which also included a season-high 192 game.

In single game play, Scenic, Arizona’s MaryAnn Davis (500) who has a 300 on her resume popped a 211, Tama Hixson was fired up after finally ending a scoring funk with a 207, while former softball and volleyball standout Kerri Roberts raised her CHR League average to 160 from 159 with a 514 score, and take it to the bank that Sheila Green’s (516) 205 will not be her highest game this season.

Janette Powell throws a ball with good speed and chalked up a 203 in TGIF League play, Debbie Hansen tallied a 200, Cindy Meacham’s terrific season-high 196 had only one open frame, Cher Erhart’s 193 included a turkey, while Kathy Legan’s 191 game with a turkey is her best game since a 203 in November, and Marge Mongolo’s 190 illustrated the blueprint for success is avoiding open frames of which she only had two.

In men’s play, Milan Carr topped the scoring leaderboard with a  standout 721 effort on games of 269, 226 and 226, Mike Saldivar delivered the week’s only other 700, a 708 with a clean 258, Larry Willis raised his CHR League average to 205 from 203 with a 683 effort on games of 235, 233 and 215, and Chance Evans fired a 671 with a 246 game in the Monday Scratch League two days ago

And considering the tough scoring conditions on lanes 1 & 2 in Mesquite Merchants League play,, John Martin’s 656 effort was impressive, Michael “Smurffzzz” Ramirez totaled 18 strikes in a 656 outing on games of 236, 226 and 194, Chase Evans’ (655-232) scores on Monday are headed hihe and Dylan Kesl chucked a 653 with a 222 game.

Meanwhile, propelled by 22 strikes including a 6-bagger in a 246, Jim Rappe delivered a tremendous 650 outing, Ken Riswick had treatment for a back issue on Friday morning, played tennis late that day, and that same evening in TGIF League play racked up a season high 649 set with a 253 game, and Duane Sullivan’s 648 should raise his Mesquite Merchants Men’s League 193 average.

Dean Baum (647-247) is a darn good bowler who put together a heckuva good effort, Rob Cormani’s 633 outing included 19 strikes including a 6-bagger in a clean 236, Jorge Grajeda pounded out a 628 with a 228 game, and Angel Hernandez (627-247) added another 600 to his growing collection and he gives a great deal of credit for his success this season to the coaching of Ashlee-Yokohama-Kesl.

Jerry Holloway punched out a 625 with a 228 game, Bobby Dixon practiced on Saturday and three days later in K&Q league action tossed a 620 with a 246 game, and it’s great seeing hard-throwing Miguel Soto back on the lanes again and his 620 included only three opens with nine strikes in a 239 and a clean 193, while Red Powell, the Hall of Fame bowler from Utah with multiple 300s and 800 series scores barely missed a 600 with a 596 on games of 213, 203 and 180.

On the single game front, Koa Paka Ned’s (655) potent strike ball led to a 267, Chris Scott tossed a season-high 258, Ken Meacham began a game with two open frames and then peeled off 10 straight strikes for a 255, and Al Gans (605) uncorked a 249.

Jacob Martinez (613) thumped the lanes with a 236, Alan Pearson put together a 5-bagger in a clean 232, and Richard Long is a virtual encyclopedia on the Alaskan Railroad and he’s also a heckuva good clutch 10th frame bowler who tossed seven strikes in a 222.

Raul Macias worked the lanes for a 224, Dave Harris (588) logged a 216 and look for his scores to take flight, Marc Maguire registered a 214, while both Jedd Fisher and Johnny Harper booked 210 games, and Paul Buntin a huge hockey fan who checked in with a 208.

Dale Davidson, Robin Drury, Bob Field  and Dan Erhart rolled games of 203, 202, 202 and  201, respectively.

Sharon Stoneman; LeeAnn Harmes 506-190; John Hollaway 699-253; Austin Finster 689-246; Jim Lytle 676-247; Scott Mattingly 657-248; Mike Foote 630-248; Dustin Sirnsich 627-237; Dave Castro 625-236; Jerry Holloway 625-228; Bruce Hooley 619-245; Gil Niimi 611-232; Ken Zimmerschied 605-205; Mike Gentry 601-232; Ricky Trujillo 244; Dean Sheppard 237; Mike Rogers 237; Bob Marget 234; Jack Northover 227; Dave Newman 224; Myles Benally221; Chris Eyre    221; Al legan220; Dan Aslin 219; James Hartley 217; Ken Schloman 215; Larry Moultrie 215; Ryan Beaza 215; Ted Mickelson 215; Darren Simonds 214; John Huston 214; Mark Maguire 214; Mike Bock 214; Mike Yoder 214; Britt Kesl 213; Dave Cirbo 213; Frank Addamo 213; Gary Smith 213; Dennis Craft 211; Dale Knight 210; Jedd Fisher 210; Logan Hendrick 210; Sal Diaz 210; Bob Robbins 210; Dave Johnson 207; Ernie Kala 207; Pat Garcia 207; Mike Dunlop 206; Steve Serrano 204; Fred Foerster 203; Bryan Pierce 202; Gary Connelly 202; Harry Uncles 202; Jack Baker 202; Alan Jacobson 202; Harold Hendrick 200.