Ice Carvings

first time i checked in the company bowling tournament. Our team was running second place by the time i was able to free up a saturday afternoon and play. it was an omen that our leading bowler got stuck up north and wasn't able to make it. So there was i, rookie player, teamed with four hardcore veterans who averaged at least 140. Me, who used a 9 pound ball and played with an unorthodox release, pitted with the top team from Coke. The first game was a dream for me, as i wound up the top scorer for both teams with a scorching 178. I managed to put in four strikes, and choked on the fifth, which would have netted me free ice cream to take home. anyway, i did manage to pull the score way over the other team so we drew first blood. Don't get me wrong, but a 178 is way over my game, and i think it's one of my top three all-time highest scores this side of life. unfortunately, my highlight was over shortly, as i managed to scrape in a 114 and a 118, pushing our totals down and ...

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