Based on the practice sessions, the shot at Thruway was going to be tougher for Michael. The way to hit it was from the way outside, and while the adults (at least some...) that bowl the Monday night Sport shot at Corbin are comfortable with that line, Michael groused after practice that he was no fan of that place on the lanes. He finished 699 out of 797 so he's a bit higher than last year, but there are 3 more squads to go. I don't suspect the positioning will change that much. His first game was better than last year's first game and his remaining games were all a bit more consistent--even if his highest game wasn't quite as high as his last year's high game. He looks pretty good, and like we'd all expect, the spares are where all the kids can improve. Danny Curry is sitting in 182nd--with only two balls since somehow his bowling balls have been seeing the sites of Buffalo since July 5th without him. We think they arrived yesterday after the kids finished bowling, so he can at least choose what he wants. The rest of the kids are all scattered down the list from there.
An interesting note, Robert Mushtare bowled to the right of Michael the entire squad. Last year I'd said if he were on our squad we would have switched. I hadn't even noticed he'd qualified this year. Last year he had an entire film crew with him and a mass of people standing behind his pair judging his bowling and attempting to taunt him if the mood struck them right. Thankfully, this year he and his parents were the only ones behind his pair, and with luck that won't change. I think the kids on squad one deserve their own dignity and it's hard enough for them to bowl without that type of distraction.
Zoe picked up another stuffed buffalo to add to her menagerie. We are now going to be shipping back several boxes of stuff (dirty clothes, bowling balls, and souvenirs) before we leave so we don't have to deal with it at the airport.
Today we are at Transit at 1:30 pm, so it's a relaxing morning, bowling, then we're free. Thanks for reading and I will try to update tonight after Michael bowls.
Posted by Angel Zobel-Rodriguez at July 10, 2007 04:51 AM