Ruth Papa rolls league's highest game of season with 289; her 604 total high for night

Ruth Papa rolls league's highest game
of season with 289; her 604 total high for night

Ruth Papa set a new league high for game in the Clover Lanes Sport Classic League on Thursday, October 11. Papa started with a spare, then tossed ten consecutive strikes before leaving a 4-pin on her final ball for 289. She also notched the top series for the night with 604.

Sub Jay Nephew was second high with his 593 total, which included a high game of 221. Nephew drove in from Buffalo to sub for Scott Terzo.

Dan Keenan gutted out a 590 set helped by a 234 middle game.

Deric Houppert opened with a 217 game and went on to total 580. Houppert survived the longest in the 30-Clean Frames Jackpot as he was clean through the first 13 stanzas.

Mike Rose Jr. rolled 233-573 and Steve Mastrosimone closed out the Top 6 series' with 225-570.

The league, presented by Clover Lanes and LeChase Construction, competes on 4 different oil patterns, one for each 8-week session. The lane condition used is a 3:1 maximum ratio, which simply means that there is just under three times the amount of oil in the center of the lane, as compared to the outside. Typical house conditions vary between 10:1 and 25:1. The current pattern is 38-feet with a medium volume.