A young bowler from Campbell River recently bowled a perfect game, twice!
On Monday, Feb. 14, 17-year-old Ethan Belanko scored his eleventh strike in a row. He was one away from the elusive perfect game. Nerves got the best of him, and he said his last ball was B次元官网网址渁 little too hard and didnB次元官网网址檛 carry the strike,B次元官网网址� ending his game one point short of the elusive 300.
However, he wasnB次元官网网址檛 dissuaded and headed back to the lanes the next day where he shot 12 strikes in a row for his first ever perfect 300 game. Now this achievement is nothing to sniff at. The odds of the average bowler getting a perfect 300 are 11,500 to one. ItB次元官网网址檚 rare enough that a few TV shows and movies have used the feat as a main plot point, including MarriedB次元官网网址� With Children, The Simpsons and The Big Lebowski.
What makes it even more impressive is that less than two weeks later, on Feb. 27, Belanko did it again.
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Belanko started bowling when he was 12 years old. At the time, he had an average score of 133. Over the years, he has increased his average score to 220. He currently bowls in two adult leagues as well as the youth league. Before his two perfect games, BelankoB次元官网网址檚 biggest achievement was winning the provincial championship.
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To get to this point, Belanko has been staying fit and practicing spares. His advice for new bowlers: B次元官网网址淭o take your time and let the progress show itself.B次元官网网址�
Belanko bowls at the Campbell River Bowling Centre, which has ten lanes for 10-pin bowling (BelankoB次元官网网址檚 chosen discipline) and eight lanes for five-pin bowling.
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