First-year bowler Justin Kee already making noise
Justin Kee is the newest member of the 600 Club in St. George area bowling and joined a select group of bowlers with bragging rights to bowling a 600 series in the first year of joining a league after taking up the sport.
In fact, he never even owned a bowling ball when he first joined a league at Dixie Bowl for the 2022-23 season.
However, he's a competitive young man, and inspired and fueled by the seismic improvement see in his wife's (Kallie) game after getting a new fingertip bowling ball from Dave Myers at the Dixie Bowl Pro Shop, he cruised over to the same pro shop and had a new Motiv Sky Raptor ball drilled.
Fast forward to league play a couple of months later and building on the momentum of beginning league play with a 5-bagger in a 201, he navigated the lanes for a 199 game. And next, with confidence soaring, he tattooed the 1-3 pocket for a turkey to begin the third game, followed with a spare and a second turkey before finishing with a season-high 211, and paving the way for his first-ever 600 series, a scintillating 611 and a total of 17 strikes.
Away from bowling, Kee owns and runs UTV PRO'S, a business located in Hurricane, helping customers who need parts and service for off-road UTVs.
Kee was born on Christmas Eve, played football in high school, and spends most of his free time with his family cruising around the great outdoors in his family's UTV.
He's a fan of the Utah, Utes, and BJ Baldwin who;'s one of the most famous off-road racers in the United States and has won three Baja Championships.
On his bucket list is to bowl a 300 game and win the Baja 1000, the most prestigious off-road race in the world.
In other action, Michael Garcia merits ink for a season-high 704 pasting of Sunset Lanes, and along with a season-high 247 raised his Tuesday Mixed Doubles League average to 182 from 179.
And like Garcia, Devin Werner is another outstanding young bowling talent who hasn't received much ink this season in the narrative part of this column. However, he merits major kudos after putting together his best week of the season with a 227 average over six games between top-notch outings at Sunset (702-268) and Dixie (663-245).
Meanwhile, Fred Foerster's last big ink coverage was for a 300 in February 2022, and he grabs some here after throwing a terrific 686 set and 257 game, and Kyle Kidman booked a superb 681 including a clean 257.
And Gage Petersohn is a young man from Minnesota who's a student at Utah Tech and has a part-time gig at Dixie Bowl where he does a super job working the desk and also threw 20 strikes in a 662 series on games of 237, 234 and 191, while Wes Wells raised his 184 average after putting up a strong 658 series and monster 262 game.
Youngster Mason Bedford's (652-227) efficient outing should raise his TMD League average to 192, and in only his second week of bowling since back surgery six weeks ago, Brent Pollock logged 17 strikes, rolled a clean 244 en route to an impressive season-high 644, while David Lee (644-257) also delivered a first-rate performance.
And it was great seeing Jerry Bundy (636-227) create some mayhem on the lanes, Ken Schloman's outstanding 258 set the table for a 634, and Daryl Brooks gets ink for a 625 series and 223 game.
In single game play, Jason Mitchell (662) uncorked a 246, Paul Yessel (607) fired a 239, Nick Johnson (627) pocketed a 233, and Jordan Reddish smacked a 204.
On the women's front, Ashley Thomas (672-258) tossed 21 strikes in another top-notch effort, Debbie Lehnen (573-213) continued making quality shots, Annette Chugg (571-226) has ratcheted up her game of late, and Katie Fotheringham (543-209) threw 12 strikes in a quality outing.
Kathy Arnold(532) 178, 177, 177) was certainly consistent, Jamie Turlington (530) uncorked another solid outing, Hailey Bundy (528) is due for some bigger pin action, and Janet Parker mowed down 511 sticks.
In single game action, Kallie Kee (530 popped a 229, Pat McCabe (535) registered a 216, PJ Redhouse (580) tallied a 210, Lizzie David (508) rolled a 204, and Urainna Wright uncorked a 200.
Senior scores
Bob Lehnen 685-248; Jerry Bundy 655-226; Manny Hartmann 646-248; Larry Rumple 627-235; Tim Swigart 621-222; Tony Van Gestel 617-219; Scott Blue 235; Dean Roberts 225; Jeff Anderson 223; Greg Ward 216; Norm Ritchie 214; Al Schedin 213; Dave Conklin 212; Tony Zaccheus 212; Dave Anderson 211; Adam Sedgwick 203; John Verchota 201;Ann Rasmusen 584-202; Margie O'Neill 566-201; Pat McLaughlin 542-201; Dianna Swart 538-191; Kathy Robbins 537-192; Pat Verchota 520; Joanne Fowler 518; Karyl Moeller 211; Sharon Reading 204; Splits: Marilyn Honstein 8-9-10; Sheri Laird 5-7; Debbie Keyser 3-10; Joanne Fowler 507; Jim Hamm 5-7,
High scores
Scott Bowden 726-261; John Potter 681-269; Randy Brown 677-228; Larry Rumple 674-236; Mo Davis 672-234; Kyle Clark 670-235; Chase Evans 668-258; Scott Ferreira 665-246; Rick Lesko 663-236; Bob Lehnen 660-230; Chuck Irvine 658-239; Max Stayrook 656-228; Shane Wilson 649-225; Brendan Thomas 648-235; Jay Ankeny 648-227; Tyler Thomas 641-237; Matt Polatis 640-234; Jeremy Telford 638-234; Kaiden Klingonsmith 637-247; Wil Marilluch 637-228; Jim Bedford 634-253; Mike Hallenbeck 629-236; Al Oliveira V622-231; Jeremy Turlington 621-235; Bruce Breager 627-227; Patrick Webster 615-224; Russ Harkins 615-235; Shawn Wonder 614-248; Dalton 613-235; Jake Heaton 613-235; Bard Hancock 612-225; Ben Stang 611-242; Jay Strausser 611-219; Lew Agius 611-210; Nick Mace 609-227; Mark Cruz 608-246; Jack Rasberry 607-223;Choate 606-232; Doyle Mouser 605-219; Dave Myers 604-245; Robert Dickey 604-223; Austin Turner 603-215; Tim Brandt 216; Todd Thomas 602-258; Randall Wilson 601-219; Ben Stang 600-243; Eric Goldfarb 600-204; Kib Mickelson 600-251; Darrell Shifflet 235; Anthony McDermott 230; Ron Floreani 230; Al Oliveira IV 227; Will Hutchinson 225; Chance Evans 224; Keith Reynolds 329; Bill Echternkamp 215;Dave Castro 213; Tevyn Louis 212; Troy Olaveson 212; Gene Wittren 210; Tony Zaccheus 210; Iloa Otuafi 209; Ted Mickelson 209; Tyler Mickelson 206; Jay Healey 204; Ron Hanson 204; Bill zlohsn 203; Patrick 203; Spencer Horman 203; Joseph Graham 202; Jim Bice 202; Jackie Syddall 201; randy Halverson 201; Margie O'Neill 643-256; Autumn Telford 580-202; Luann Huchins 560-202; Diane Stauffer 541-192; Bryeann Barckley 539-205; Dawn Thomas 539-191; Kayla Hammond 538-213; Marcy Thompson 524; Pat McLaughlin 518; Tina Wilson 518; Anne Brosier 5155-194; Mila Thornton 508.
Willie Theis covers league bowling in St. George for The Spectrum & Daily News.
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