Six records highlight 2004-05 scoring leaders

The seventh approved 900 series, three more 600 men's doubles games, the first mixed doubles 600 game and three other record scores proved to be the most notable scoring achievements of the 2004-05 bowling season announced by the United States Bowling Congress.

Darren Pomije rolled a 900 series on Dec. 9, 2004 in New Prague, Minn. That followed previous 900s by Jeremy Sonnenfeld in Lincoln, Neb., in 1997, Tony Roventini in Milwaukee in 1998, Vince Wood in Moreno Valley, Calif., in 1999, Robby Portalatin in Jackson, Mich., in 2000, James Hilton in Salem, Ore., in 2001 and Jeff Campbell in New Castle, Pa., in 2004.

The duos of John DeBenedetta/Phillip Platko, Michael Bryant/Emory Corron and Boyd Comer Jr./Mark Quinn became the 30th, 31st and 32nd such groupings with 600 games. DeBenedetta/Platko rolled their 600 in Las Vegas on Feb. 26, 2005, Bryant/Corron in Dayton, Ohio, on March 21, 2005 and Comer/Quinn in Bessemer City, N.C., on July 19, 2005.

Mike Firzak and Sue Schottke became the first mixed doubles team with a 600 game in Amherst, N.Y., on Sept. 27, 2004. The previous record was 599 by Allison Johnson and Rob Grimmitt in Oklahoma City in 1994.

Josh Becker, Beth Graham, Alex Bairos and Rick Graham, collectively called 14D$, rolled 1,108 in Lancaster, Pa., on Oct. 8, 2004 to set the record for three men/one woman game. They beat the 1,099 by Chalupa & The Boys in Valparaiso, Ind., in 2001.

Sparta Lanes (Mike Angle, Liz Christensen and James Zucknieovich) broke the record for two men/one woman series with 2,408 in Newton, N.J., on Sept. 13, 2004. The previous standard was 2,384 by Team Matrix in St. Louis in 2001.

The final record was set by Angela Brick and Susan Jeziorski-Smith in two-woman doubles with 1,591 in Buffalo, N.Y., on Feb. 22, 2005. Brick and Carolyn Key-Reed had the old record with 1,561 in 2003.

By Mark Miller USBC Communications