The Fulton Montgomery CC Bowling team hosted its first ever Baker style tournament on Saturday at Perry Lanes in Johnstown and traveled to Schenectady for the Royals open on Sunday. The men's bowling team saw success on both days.
At the home Baker tournament, the men's team finished in second place. Bowling for the FM Men's team was Brandon Little, David Servello, Matt Frisch, Damian Sullivan, Bryan Green, Charlie Cusano, and Richard Taylor.
"Nobody else holds an exclusively Baker format for the entire tournament and it's something different we wanted to try and I think it was pretty popular with most of the participants," commented Coach Tom Rathbun. In a Baker match, 5 bowlers from each team bowl. The first bowler bowls the 1st and 6th frame, the second bowler bowls the 2nd and 7th frame and so on.
Schenectady men finished with a total pin count of 6636, while FM followed with a 6547 after the 35 games were completed. Erie CC was third with 6289 followed by SCCC, MVCC, SCCC, Paul Smith, and Castleton.
"I was proud of the way they bowled on Saturday. 35 games is a lot, but they hung in there and did their best. Everyone got a chance to bowl and I think it was a positive bonding experience for the team. I'm very optimistic about the season ahead," said Coach Rathbun.
On Sunday, at the Royals Open hosted by SCCC, the Raiders finished 5th overall. The Men's team faced some tough competition and also had to bowl against more teams than they did in the baker tournament.
"We posted some decent individual scores but lacked the consistency we had yesterday. Again, it was a lot of bowling this weekend, but we picked up some good experience and I'm pretty sure it will pay off in the long run".
High scores for the Raiders were, Richard Taylor 220, David Servello 207, Brandon Little 200, Damian Sullivan 199, Charlie Cusano 173, Matt Frisch 169, and Bryan Green 159.
This weekend's contests bring an end to competition for this semester. "They have been working hard to get ready for this weekend and while we continue to practice a few more times, it's time to focus on grades and finals. Competition will begin again in mid-January."
FM will open up their regular season on January 17th, when they travel to Boulevard Bowl in Schenectady.
