Catlin Crandall - His First and Second Career 300 games!
On Friday, March 9th, in the Greater Winnipeg Classic League, Catlin Crandall had an awesome night, which included a new high 4-game series for the league, and most importantly, his first career 300 game!
What makes this even more noteworthy is that the Classic League doesn't use the standard Chateau "House Shot" oiling pattern. On this night, the pattern was a longer, and more challenging pattern, named Route 66. Crandall made mincemeat of this pattern, shooting games of 257, 300, 215, and 278, for a series total of 1050! He had 39 strikes (out of a possible 48). In his 4th game, he had the first 9 strikes, and most everyone was thinking that he was going to get two perfectos on this night. But unfortunately, the 10th shot came in a bit high.
And one more interesting note on this achievement: Crandall is actually still officially a youth bowler, this being his last year of eligibility. Adults....be afwaid, be vewy vewy afwaid.
BUT WAIT ! THERE'S MORE !! ...
On Sunday, March 18th, at the CTF Youth Provincials being held at Chateau Lanes, Catlin did it again! In his 4th game of the day, he rolled another 300 game! After starting off with 3 mediocre (his word) games, and telling people that he just wasn't "feeling it" because he was still recovering from an illness this past week, he had a quick bite to eat before starting his 4th game. Twelve strikes later, Crandall got his second career perfect game! Once again, this was even more special because it was not on the Chateau House Shot - the lane pattern was a more challenging one, called Beaten Path. For the record, Crandall went on to win 1st place in his Division, so he will be part of the youth team representing Manitoba at the Canadian Youth Championships being held in Quebec later this year. This is Crandall's last year of eligibility in the Youth Program, so it is certainly a fitting way to end this part of his career.
I'm not sure if this is a first for a youth bowler, but it might be. Crandall, while still officially a Youth bowler, achieved his 1st career perfect game in an adult league, and then got his 2nd one, while bowling in a Youth tournament. Most of us would expect that this would happen in the opposite order. <grin>.
Congratulations Catlin !!!