Home subscribe manage Las Vegas Review-Journal
  Jobs Cars Homes Shopping Travel Weddings Golf Best of Las Vegas Photo   Search:

RECENT EDITIONS
Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue

Sports


Record series lifts Cougars

Urban rolls 808 as Coronado girls win third straight crown

April Urban took one look at the scoreboard above her lane at The Orleans on Friday and broke into tears.

The Coronado High School senior achieved a bowler's dream -- rolling an 800 series.

Newsvine Digg Fark Technorati reddit StumbleUpon del.icio.us Slashdot Propeller Mixx Furl Twitter MySpace Facebook Google Bookmarks Yahoo! Bookmarks Windows Live Favorites Ask MyStuff myAOL Favorites

Most Popular Stories
  • ED GRANEY: Sanford, LV Bowl have calls to make
  • 'WE DESTROYED THOSE GUYS': Cal humbles Rebels at home
  • UNHAPPY AT HOME: Rebels on losing streak
  • Pacquiao hungry to make statement
  • UNLV BASKETBALL: Rebels shoot for more fans
  • ED GRANEY: Defeat shines light on UNLV weaknesses
  • 2008 improvements not nearly enough
  • LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL: Gillispie tackles challenge
  • De La Hoya seeks return to his peak
  • GLOBAL SPORTS CLASSIC: Campus comfy for Cal coach



  • Urban collected 30 of a possible 36 strikes en route to a state-record 808 series in leading the Cougars to a three-game sweep of the state championship match against Clark and a third straight state bowling title.

    "I can't believe I did it. I'm so happy," Urban said through tears.

    Silverado swept Durango in the boys title match for its first title since 2001.

    Urban opened eyes with a 245 in her first game and followed it with eight straight strikes to open the second game.

    A stubborn 10-pin in the ninth frame broke a string of 14 consecutive strikes for Urban, who rolled a 275 in the middle game and capped the day with 10 straight strikes in a 288 third game.

    "She's been doing it for the last two years," said Coronado coach Bob McKee, whose team didn't lose a game in the playoffs. "She's just a consummate bowler."

    Urban knocked down eight pins on her final ball and thought she missed out on the 800 series.

    Her previous high was a 728.

    "I had no idea," Urban said. "Everybody was staring at me as if I'd just done something. They told me I had it."

    Chaparral's Devin DeGrief held the state record, rolling a 729 series in 2004.

    Alex Katz added a 598 series, including a 211 game, for Coronado.

    Amber Gaskill paced Clark with a 219 game in a 516 series.

    In the boys final, senior Jordan Ferrer led the Skyhawks with a 661 series that included games of 243 and 232.

    "It came down to who wanted it more," Ferrer said. "We wanted it more, and it just clicked."

    Chris Howe added a 247, and Brian Estell rolled a 246 in the second game for Silverado.

    Matt McHann led Durango with a 626 series that included games of 224 and 208. Andrew Lewis rolled a 245 game for the Trailblazers.



    Leave Your Comment 1 Reader Comments
    Terms & Conditions
    The following comments are provided by readers and are the sole responsiblity of the authors. The reviewjournal.com does not review comments before publication nor guarantee their accuracy. By publishing a comment here you agree to abide by the comment policy. If you see a comment that violates the policy, please notify the web editor.

    Some comments may not display immediately due to an automatic filter. These comments will be reviewed within 48 hours. Please do not submit a comment more than once.
    Current Word Count:

    Sarah Kahan wrote on February 15, 2008 04:48 PM: Congrautions, to the ladie's bowling this past week. Also put in the school news paper. That will be on the morning channel "6" news....


    Sarah Kahan
    Student 10th grader.
    109186