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f sports nr t jit jc- s vf tf var viv- 1 omislswystoui -7- y staff ph0t03j0erd wnteveen stouffville bowler kevin plein scored a perfect 300 during a recent game at markharris club 300 plein has been bowling since 1972 and this is his second perfect game stouffville bowler is ace of the alley at club 300 by mike hayakawa sports editor r perfection is something that kevin plein strives for whenever he takes to the bowling lanes and based on what hes done since his first game in 1972 plein has been pretty adept at achieving his goal he got his first taste of perfection on v 10pin lanes in 1986 when he rolled a 300 at all star bowl in toronto qa second perfect game for plein almost becamea reality in 1993 when hef delivered a 299 during a mens league outing at markhams club 300 bowl while tiw35yearold stouffville res- ident came close in thaf oiitingat the alley he didnt let another opportunity for immortality slip away from him on tuesday nov 17 during d weekly jjnioriville ten pin classic league out- ing r on that night plein rolled his sec ond perfect score at club 300 and became the first kegler to accomplish- such a feat in the weekly tuesday nights league j its a dream come true for anybody to shoot a perfect game plein said- its like a golfer getting a holein6ne forbowling getting a 300 is the samer thing for me to do it a second timeim bowling well how- u in attaining his second perfect game pleiri said he had no inclination that something special vwas about to happen when he started the evening plein began menightby rolling a 177 in the first of his three games but during that game he said he was devel oping a feel for the lanesl paying attention to fine detail paid off for plein jhhissecond game as he- f ran off eight straight strikes it wasat that- point- thatnotions of a perfect game rjegari to enter the back of his mind z i started taking deep breaths i said to myself that ive gone this far and ill try to go all the way plein said he continued his hot hand by hit ting strikes in the ninth 10th and 11th frames the 12th frame he said was gutwrenching as everyone in the alley was aware of his bid for perfection with all of the attention at club 300 focused onpieinhe delivered the ball down the lane v unlike the other 1 1 balls which went in the pocket this offeringwent in the side but when the ball struck the piris- each one went dpwnislid acrdssthe lane and let out a tig yell plein saidf the american bowling congress will send plein a commemorative ring for his perfect game that ring will join two other abc rings which plein already has one in recognition of his first perfect game and the other for his 299 score don valley north lexus toyota athlete of the week beth wightman competing in an advanced age group category did not deter beth wightman from faring well at thejecent ontario cross country championships in waterloo the 17yearold markham native who is a juvenileaged competitor for the markham track club ran in the junior womens fourkilometre race and finished a strong fourth overall i z a 12 brother andre catholic high school student wightman will be part of a fivemember markhamcontingent scheduled to complete at the national championships in vancouver this weekend don valley north lexus toyota 3120 steeles ave e east of the anp ahaa 404pkwy 45022 c is t wz v j v v- sjt