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Becky Rudy is among leaders in L-L League - Lancaster online.com

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 09:04 PM PST

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Lampeter-Strasburg High School senior Becky Rudy established herself as one of the top female bowlers in the Lancaster-Lebanon League this season.

With an average of 205, she is tied for second among girls in the L-L League and has the highest girls' single game (255) in Section Two.

She is helping to keep her team in contention for the Section Two championship against the other section powers: Garden Spot, Lebanon and Ephrata.

Background: Becky is the daughter of Cindy and Dave Rudy, of Lampeter.

Leagues (averages): L-L League (205).

High scores: I bowled both my high game (278) and high series (711) last year.

My greatest moment in the sport: Bowling against my cousin, Gregory, who was on Penn Manor's team, last year in L-L League tournament. It was so much fun because we've always been on the same team, and it was the first time I ever had to bowl against him.

Achievements: Going to districts and regionals, and placing in different city-county tournaments over the past 12 years.

Favorite bowling center: Rocky Springs. It's my home lanes and it's where I first started bowling.

Type of bowling ball: Storm-Rapid Fire and Storm-Dimension.

The persons who taught me the most: My dad. When I was younger, he taught me a lot. And now that I'm older, my high school coaches Jim Welsh and Linda Goodling teach me the details I need to know.

I like my high school bowling experience because: It's one of the best parts of high school, and I like the competitiveness of it.

Great bowling teams have: Members who get along and support each other. That's what I love about my team. We're really close this year and it's nice to always have your friends there to pick you up if you're having an off day.

Bowling has helped me: Make a lot of friends from different schools.

My interest in the sport began: When I was in first grade and got signed up for a league.

My secret to success is: Always trying to figure out why I didn't make a good shot, so I can fix it.

Suggestions for others: Don't get caught up in scores, because it might mess up your game.

I think other bowlers would describe me as: Talkative. I usually talk a lot during matches to keep loose instead of focusing on what the other team is doing.

My long-term bowling goal is to: Improve my average and continue to have fun

The funniest thing that happened in bowling was: Falling on the lanes in front of kids from my school when I was practicing with my dad.

This brings me good luck in the sport: Having my family there to watch me.

People would be most surprised to learn that: I stopped bowling during eighth and ninth grade because of other sports. I only joined the high school team my junior year.

When I'm not bowling you will find me: Hanging out with my friends, on facebook, or playing my trumpet in marching band, concert band or jazz band.

If I could, I would change this in the sport: There would be no 10 pin.

L-L League leaders: High scores through Week 11 (compiled from league secretary online):

Section One: Boys, single, Justin Hammerstone, Warwick, and Jim Moshos, Manheim Township, 300; series, Austin Kissinger, Warwick, 769; average, Justin Hammerston, Warwick, 222. Girls, single, Becky Gerhart, Manheim Township, 268; series, Becky Gerhart, Manheim Township, 730; average, Briana Ord, Warwick, 205.

Section Two: Boys, single, Skyler Rittle, Lebanon, 300; series, Seth Hartman, Lebanon, 776; average, Seth Hartman, Lebanon, 226. Girls, single, Becky Rudy, Lampeter-Strasburg, 255; series, Christina Leid, Ephrata, 689; average, Christina Leid, Ephrata, 213.

Section Three: Boys, single, Jared Wike, Elco, 278; series, David Wissler, Columbia, 756; average, Sean Moyer, Northern Lebanon, 213. Girls, single, Sara Strausbaugh, Lancaster Catholic, 280; series, Sara Strausbaugh, Lancaster Catholic, 653; average, Allison Michener, Columbia, 202.

Alley notes: Perfect games were rolled by Terry Martin, Lee Henry Jr., Donnie Smith and Brandon Wise at Blue Ball; and Rob Trout at Dutch.

High series (men, 800; women, 700) were rolled by Darlene Anderson (728) at Clearview; Terry Martin (813) at Blue Ball; and Tim Watterson (808) at Dutch.

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High scores

Garden Spot

Men: Chris Thomas 697, Justin Hart 676, Lee Metz 664, Andrew Abrams 653 (Sunday Night Mixed); Rich Wolf 658, Ryan Moyer 652 (Garden Spot Men); Tim McComsey 666 (RPM); Mike Anderer 688, Milt Burrell Sr. 662 (Pequea Valley Mixed); Henry Cooper 675, Don Kercher 663 (Levi's Classic); Don Peifer 692, Don Vanderslice 688, Chris Jensen 666, Gregg Tavalare 664 (Strasburg Community); Rodger Hatfield 698, Dan Young 684, Al Lindsey 674, Jim Johnson 663, Charlie Rhoades 661, Scott Felty 652 (Central).

Women: Deb Hatfield 564 (AM Trio); Susan MacDonald 564 (Nickel Mine Ladies); Cris Stock 596 (Wildcat); Kara Miller 574 (Cop-Outs); Jody Rehm 585, Donna Gribble 563 (Strasburg Community).

Seniors: Dick Goss 625, Jerry Shank 565, Lois Miller 522, Paul Groff 491, Jane Rechard 441, Janet Denlinger 431, Joan Simmers 428 (Swingin' Seniors); Sam Piper 667, Glen Lutz 638, Bud Hart 618, Ron Herr 574, Dennis Groff 551, Don Neupauer 550, Abie Evans 540, Alverda Zook 527, Jonas Zook 495, Betty Nissley 489, Kippy Kipphorn 481, Nancy Benedict 464 (Thursday Seniors).

Juniors: BJ Yunkin 651 (Family Twosome); Coty Johnson 760, Nick Scheid 250, Matthew Cox 241, Zack Whitney 202, Briana Radar 126 (Saturday Juniors).

Rocky Springs

Juniors: Jason Snyder 514, Cory Goshert 475, Joey Byerly 472, Trishia Mayberry 527, Lizzie Burkholder 639, Sean OBetz 603, Nick O'Neill 453, Pete Tollinger 437, Cameron Rishell 599, Brian Ott 600.

Clearview

Men: Patrick Kinsley 725, Gary Keck 689, Dave Woff 660, Shawn Beamenderfer 656 (Wednesday Sportsmen); Josh Stiles 656, Ryan Felix 644 (Donegal HDCP); Lloyd Schaffner 726, Henry Blough 707, John Henry 702, Mike Sheeler 698, Dennis Shufflebottom 680, Jack Murphy 669, Steve Halbleib Jr. 668, Doug Hosking 663, Mike Lewis Jr. (Tuesday Businessmen); Stan Gall 693, Greg Garber 584 (Men's Church); Dave Kready 714, Tim Miller 714, Chris Stum 714, Mike Sheeler 658 (Monday HDCP).

Women: Lisa Farwell 661, Shirlee Waugh 606 (Ladies Classic); Sandy Nace 563, Tina Muterspaw 551 (Pinbelles); Arlene Blew 465, Ethel Leuders 412 (Kennels).

Mixed: Darlene Anderson 728, Jeff Wintersteen 717, Gary Reven 694, Steve Decker 677, Scott Canfield 675, Chris Stum 675, Merlin Bordner 672, Henry Blough 670, Dave Graham 665, Shirlee Waugh 606 (Friday Mixed); Brenda Mowrer 604, Jay Alleman 588, Justin Fisher 577, Robin Baker 571 (Friday United Church); Jim Gruber 642, Andy Yehl 622, Rose Stasko 474 (Thursday Industrial); Roy Reber 662, Ray Husband 648, Doris Knaub 508, Samy Chaffins 479 (Clearview Leisure); Dave Coble 591, Robin Baker 542, Lloyd Reed 540, Lucy Johns 477 (Monday Mixed); EJ Farwell 731, Carl Meachum 727, Lisa Farwell 692, Josh Becker 689, Jason Boozer 687, Chris Stum 677, Harry Ebersole Jr. 669, John Barborek 657, Spencer Gamble 654, Sherry Margucci 652 (Hennigan's Majors); Carl Meachum 682, Carlton Cummings 629, Eva Cummings 467, Melinda Alleman 369 (Conoy Church League); Cory Winters 622, Steve Decker 621, Sue Lehman 535, Shirlee Waugh 494 (Sunday Crackers); Curt Nolt 695, Carl Meachum 662, Doug Hosking 657, Ray Metzger 655, Steve Decker 651 (City County Travel); Ken Neidinger 771, Phil Yeagley 719, Chris Brown 654, Pat Weber 645, Shirl Scott 538 (Mixed Outlaws); Jason Holt 600, Van Moore 563, Sue Lehman 551, Melissa Brinser 470 (Casino League).

Seniors: Lindy Condran 631, Milt Heilman 613, Jake Garman 569, Glenn Shank 548, Al Powell 544, Charlie Goodling 535, Gussie Good 500, Isabelle Boone 494 (Tuesday Seniors); Milt Heilman 627, John Lee 481, Dorie Schaeffer 468, Ann Epler 459 (Early Birds).

Juniors: Steven Ritzman 702, Derek Miller 699, Beth Garman 645, Tyler Lee 645, Austin Farwell 621, Adam Fink 593, Sara Strausbaugh 585, Austin Telenko 584 (American); Katelyn Garman 350, Nick Elzer 310, Patrick Hoffmaster 296, Abigail Chaffins 269, Kaitlin Stoudt 225 (Prep).

Leisure

Men: Tim Weaver 725, Bob Harrison Jr. 689, Jonathan Ouch 685 (McCombs Supply); Jeff Waller 723, Brian Brooks 699, Rick Graham 688, Brandon Rothweiler 684 (AMF Ind); Dave Schlotter 676 (Klines RV); Jim Landis 743, Bobby Kenneson 740, Wil Kellenberger 716, Josh Houser 709, Phil Cunningham 703, Steve Levering 691, Scott Carper 691, Bill Provost 690, Ralph Hoffman 689, Denny Rittenhouse Jr 681, Steve Spencer 680 (City County Ind); Barry Gochnauer 688, Chris Paul 683 (Tues Men Hdcp); Don Bradley 747, Bill Honer 687, Ken Dowell 685 (Lanc Ind); Dave Palmo 589 (Millersville Men); Charlie Riexinger 662 (Indoor World); Dave Graham 675, Durbin Fisher 665, Dean Brooks 644, Kevin Bandrowski 642 (Leisure Lanes Challenge); Leo Wissler Jr. 748, Dave Kennedy 7606, Don Rittenhouse IV 684, Scott Kennedy 682, Brian Smith 681 (Conestoga Ind); Don Copeland III 706, Mike Lewis Jr. 692 (Midway Hotel Men).

Women: Tammy Heist 576 (Precious Gems); Pat Hiemenz 573 (Sparklers); Dennett Anderson 644 (Sparemakers); Carol Molascon 466 (Jewels); Sue Schickel 707, Shirley Redcay 641, Ashley Little 619, Beth Graham 618, Anne McConnell 617, Julie Spangler 613 (Myers Auto Body Ladies).

Mixed: Ron Smith Jr. 695, Kristina Miller 543 (Funtime); Carl Farmer 647, Sandy Myers 620 (Zodiac); Tom Barr 647, Sheri Weaver 502 (Ball and Chain); Larry Harnish 673, Catherine Kreider 531 (Turtle); Gary Baker 737, Sandy Howard 526 (AM Ind); Howard Shader 609, Karen Staats 568 (Mixed Nuts); Bob Allison Jr. 645, Sandy Wisler 521 (Leisure Times); Larry Way 673, Dorie Barto 576 (Southern End); Brandon Cox 617, Donna Wilkie 463 (Late Mix Nuts); Dick Markley 654, Sue Kendig 493 (BCA); Dan Walko 683, Joan Groff 606 (Tues Misery); Dale Kling 615, Cathy Rowles 479 (Garys Pro Shop); Rick Wolf Jr. 748, Jennifer Burroughs 616 (Wed Mix); Kevin Kurtz 701, Carol Bushman 685 (Thurs Mix); Tom Colvin 668, JoAnn Woerner 511 (Thurs Funtime); Bob Borst Jr. 692, Dottie Moser 528 (Knights of Columbus); Mike Michener 599, Paula Lehman 529 (Roses and Thorns); Shawn Brenneman 717, Ashley Eby 626 (Derrs Auto Transport); Bill Ezard 710, Melanie Akers 570 (Mixers); Merle Farmer 574, Sue Otthofer 490 (Mix and Match); Earl Neidig Jr. 589, Jane Danese 488 (Mountville Mix).

Seniors: Stu Wesbury 678, Elsie Wagner 460 (Manor North); Bruce Greiner 516, Betty Leaman 443 (AARP); Carl Melin 538, Merilynn Hart 489 (Woodcrest); Bob Steely 666, Rudy Ries 660, Pat Cooper 653, Galen Zook 642, Joe Arsenault 626, Frank Shafer 584, Earl Frey 580, Ron Hart 557, Larry Tice 555, Don Cunningham 553, Jean Lapham 560 (Tender Tears); Bob Buzzendore 684, Charlie Heinaman 654, Galen Eberly 650, Rudy Ries 631, Jack Wissing 622, Don Bissinger 608, Harry Stigelman 607, Richard Kleckner 604, Ralph Kurtz 600, Bud Yeager 590, Joe Dyer 588, Dick Roland 587, Bob Steely 581, Don Killian 577, Fred Snyder 574, Champ Bauer 574, Bob Zimmerman 566, Don Kaylor 561, Ron Hart 554, Dick Rice 551, Susan Webb 534 (Thurs Srs); Stu Wesbury 535, Pat Strub 557 (Lakes Campus); Ron Bearley 682, Bob Fornoff 584, Ron Hart 578, Howard Shader 565, George Paterson 555, Doris Kendall 539 (Millersville Srs).

Juniors: Jordan Turner 419, Julie Reichert 341 (Bantam Prep Div); Cody Simet 580, Lisa Denlinger 514 (Jr Div); John Dooley 688, Ben Bieganski 651, Becky Gerhart 676 (Major Div).

Blue Ball

Men: Blue Ball/Garden Spot, Ken Weiler 748, Josh Redcay 707, Marlin Redcay 705; Monday Mixers, Charlie Powell 748; Tuesday Mixers, Dave Farmer 702; Tuesday Businessmen, Terry Martin 300, 813, Lee Henry Jr. 300, 792, Shane Hufford 786, Charlie Powell 780, Brian Krantz 778, Ken Boley 769, Shayne Beck 765, Josh Stegeman 760, Brent Himmelreich 752, Junior Laventure 751, Jason Seltzer 744, Todd Houck 724, Rick Butt III 714; Wednesday Seniors, Frank Shafer 620, Sam Kulp 613; New Holland Boro, Tom Hammerstone 773, Ford Doherty 770, John Hart 766, Jeff Ault 739, Alex Soanes 717, Lee Henry Sr. 714, Rick Reed 705, Bill Sipes 703; Lancaster County Travel, Jason Townsend 764, Donnie Smith 300, 744, Dave Brill 739, Jason Hummer 718; Thursday Seniors, Dave Kennedy Jr. 725, Jerry Clark Jr. 720, Al Nihoff 684, Harry Charlesen 600, John Brendle Jr. 600, Roy Feick 587, Ken Yoder 586, Rocky Leed 579, Wilson Strausser 570, Clyde Feick 570, Bill Hamilton 570; Twin Valley Men, Jim Bilger 738, Doug Ranck 737; Starlighters, Larry Martin 729, Ken Ault 703; Railroad League, Bob Good 718.

Women: Blue Ball/Garden Spot, Kristin Brill 659; Monday Mixers, Wendy Hufford 641, Nadia Krantz 629; Channelettes, Donna Hummer 576, Cathy Hewitt 526; Lancaster County Travel League, Kristin Brill 606; Starlighters, Sheri Lee 638.

Juniors: Saturday Juniors, Brandon Wise (300) 790, Justin Hammerstone 733, Matt Detrick 718, Nathan Wallace 675, Allison Seidel 566, Elizabeth Donnelly 548; Saturday Preps, Dana Brill 438, Sebastion Solbrig 364, Cory Summers 347, TJ Delp 316.

Dutch

Men: Carl Weaver 635 (Sunday Night Mix); Richard Hornberger 660, Neil Deibler 652, Richard Bromirski 636 (Brownstown Mix); Tim Watterson 808, Jon Rogers 730, Phil Hernandez 705 (Industrial Service); Kevin Boyer 667, Jeff Widders 648, Todd Kauffman 603 (Tri-Town Church); Jason Rieker 706, Ron Maurer 676, Ron Budovel 620 (Woodstream); Dylan Shirk 653, Randy Haldeman 643, Charlie Baney 639 (Ephrata Mix); Jeremy Smith 721, Marc Myers 721, Rick Miller 718, Cory Getz 711, Joe Current 703, Randy Hogg 702 (Lancaster County Travel); Ray Kahler 717, Tom Frankhouser 671, Matt Stover 670 (Lancaster North End); Gene Sholly 743, Bob Kennedy 681, Bryan Kauffman 666 (Lincoln Forest); Scott Anderson 685, Jim Gauker 681, Merle Musser 665 (New Holland Men); Dave Adams 783, Bruce Read 767, Dick Alexander 764, Justin Klein 762, Randy Miller 760, Tim Watterson 739, Rob Trout 727, 300, Jason Weaver 721, Gary Fisher 719, Chris Mease 719, Shawn Whitmyer 711, Brad Kreider 706 (Commercial); Mike Hoffert 658, Lester Wise 657, Fred Armstrong 613 (Simply Everything); Jeff Arment 600 (Ephrata Church); Sandy Snook 727, Philip Brandt 675 (Northend Mix); Doug Herr 791, Greg Sourber 688, Walt Bowman 678 (Friday Night Mix); Rick Miller 678 (TGIF).

Ladies: Nancy Hafer 502 (Sunday Night Mix); Stacy Sauder 653 (Brownstown Mix); Jaclyn Greenly 643, Bert Myers 618, Donna Snyder 616 (New Holland Ladies); Karen Harbaugh 525 (Tri-Town Church); Lori Budovel 546 (Woodstream); Janice Meckley 593 (Ephrata Mix); Denise Woodworth 670, Sandra Hinkle 631, Cindy Farmer 623 (Ephrata Ladies); Sandra Harnish 538 (Lincoln Forest); Rose Altland 548 (Simply Everything); Amy Kohler 533 (Northend Mix); Dolores Hutcheson 477 (Friday Night Mix); Tunisia Miller 531 (TGIF).

Seniors: Dan Bartucci 713, Jim Shober 566, Elmer Pierce 554, Ruth Eddy 525, Marilyn Woods 521, Peggy Schmidt 505 (Young at Heart); Carl Partridge 668, Sherwwod Miller 648, Al Nihoff 605, Bob Kilefner 586, Wilson Strausser 581 (Monday Srs); Carl Partridge 735, Dan Bartucci 696, Marc Catok 656, Moses Weiler 581, Bob Hill 562 (Thursday Srs); Ed Ronald 603 (Dutch Men).

Juniors: Kenny Burdge 347, Tyrus Current 279, Tristan Current 239, Kaleigh Kramer 294, KC Miller 225, Tara Neikirk (Bantum); Matt Snyder 491, Tyler Walton 452, Kyle Kramer 436, Rachell Waddell 322, Cheyenne Angelo 302, Hanna Nace 298 (Zoo); Nick Armstrong 363, Justin Cramer 333, Matt Zimmerman 333, Katie Redcay 409, Elizabeth Mace 365 (Co-ed); Justin Eberhart 691, Austin Kissinger 672, Keith Sholly 665, Chad Enck 646, Eric Erb 602, Chelsey Merklinger 610, Crystal Connelly 547, Briana Ord 535 (Seniors).

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Metro-Area Unemployment: December Data Show Unemployment Worsened In ... - Huffingtonpost.com

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 05:38 AM PST

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WASHINGTON — Unemployment rose in most cities and counties in December, signaling that companies remain reluctant to hire even as the economy recovers.

The unemployment rate rose in 306 of 372 metro areas, the Labor Department said Tuesday. The rate fell in 41 and was unchanged in 25. That's worse than November, when the rate fell in 170 areas, rose in only 154 and was unchanged in 48.

The metro employment numbers aren't seasonally adjusted and can be volatile. Many of the increases were due to seasonal factors.

For example, Ocean City, N.J., which bills itself as "America's Greatest Family Resort," saw its unemployment rate jump to 16.4 percent in December from 14.8 percent the previous month.

That's double the 8 percent it reported in July, even though the nation's economy was in worse shape then.

Ocean City is one of the 19 metro areas that reported unemployment rates of at least 15 percent. Twelve of those are in California and three are in Michigan, the department said.

Joblessness topped 10 percent in 138 metro areas, up from 125 in November but below last year's peak of 144 areas in June.

Improvement in the auto industry, meanwhile, saw unemployment rates drop in the metro areas around Detroit and Warren, Mich. Automakers and auto parts companies have recalled workers in recent months as they seek to replenish inventories depleted by the "Cash for Clunkers" program, which caused a jump in car sales in August.

The Detroit area saw unemployment fall to 15.7 percent from 16.4 percent, while the Warren area reported a drop to 14.3 percent from 14.8 percent. While still high, the rates are down about 2 percentage points from last fall.

Steve Cochrane, a regional economist at Moody's Economy.com, said it isn't clear if the gains are sustainable once the auto companies have rebuilt their inventories.

"There are no guarantees the unemployment rates won't go up again," he said.

The U.S. economy benefited heavily in the fourth quarter from inventory changes. Companies ramped up production and reduced inventories less in the October to December period, which accounted for about two-thirds of the 5.7 percent growth in the economy during that period.

Nationwide, the unemployment rate was 10 percent in December, unchanged from the previous month, as employers shed 85,000 jobs. The Labor Department will report January figures on Friday, and economists expect a gain of 5,000 jobs and a slight increase in the unemployment rate to 10.1 percent.

In the past year, unemployment rose in almost all of the 372 metro areas tracked by the report, except one: Troubled Elkhart, Ind., saw its jobless rate fall to 14.8 percent in December 2009 from 16 percent a year earlier.

Unemployment in Elkhart and the surrounding region in northern Indiana soared during the recession after many recreational vehicle manufacturers laid off workers and in some cases closed their doors. President Barack Obama visited Elkhart twice last year.

Recently, the area has attracted several electric car manufacturers, including Think North America, a subsidiary of Norwegian-based Think Global. The company plans to sell electric cars in the United States later this year.

Think North America said last month it will open a factory in Elkhart in a former RV plant, potentially creating 415 full-time jobs by 2013.

The lowest unemployment rates are in the upper plains states, with Fargo, N.D. reporting the nation's lowest rate, at 4 percent, followed by Grand Forks, N.D., and Lincoln, Neb., at 4.1 percent each.

The highest rate is in El Centro, Calif., with 27.7 percent, followed by Merced, Calif., at 19.8 percent. El Centro is heavily agricultural and has many seasonal farm workers that are frequently unemployed. Its jobless rate is down from 33.1 percent in August.

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