
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, December 21, 1993                   TAG: 9312210137
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: CORUNNA, MICH.                                LENGTH: Short

BOWLER HITS 3 STRAIGHT 300 GAMES

Troy Ockerman could become the first bowler to have three consecutive 300 games sanctioned by the American Bowling Congress.

Ockerman, 24, of Owosso bowled a 900 series - 36 consecutive strikes - Saturday to win the King of the Hill tournament.

"I don't know how to describe it," Ockerman said. "I had a lot of room out there and the pins went down. I had a couple of bad hits."

Ockerman also bowled a 300 game during qualifying Saturday.

"I'm still bouncing off the walls," he said. "When I rolled the final strike of the 900 series, I got mugged. Everybody started picking me up."

Ockerman said that Riverbend Bowl's lanes already have been sanctioned by the ABC and all that's needed to certify the performance is for the organization to check his ball.

by CNB