It didn't take very long for honor scores to be shot this year with the first 300 game and 800 series rolled on September 8, the first night of the Copper League at Star Lanes.
Nate Gelling started his year with the 21st 300 game of his career, then a 276 and finished with 210 for a 786 series. Gelling bowls for the Dee Motors team.
Two games later, 20 year-old Denton Martinich threw his first sanctioned 300 game. Martinich started with a 279, followed that with a 241, and finished with his 300 for his first sanctioned 800 series, with an 820 total. He bowls on the Scandia Bar team.
Mickey Doherty rolled a perfect game on Thursday, October 20th in the Copper League at Star Lanes. He started the night with the 300, a 204 and finished with 227 for a 731 series. Doherty was averaging 225 at the time and bowls for the Summit Beverage team .
John Brodersen rolled a 300 game on November 16th, while bowling with the Napa Auto Parts team. He started with the perfect game, then a 224 and finished with a 201 for a 725 series. The score was bowled in the Continental League at Star Lanes.
After an injury kept him from bowling for 6 weeks, Harry Shaffer bowled a 300 game on his second night back to the Straightaway league at Star Lanes. The big game came in the 'finals' match which led his pair to the top prize for the night of December 6th.
Kurt Kremer bowled a 300 game Wednesday, December 14, at Star Lanes while bowling with the East Side Athletic Club team. He started the night with a 196 game, then a 214 and finished with the 300 for a 710 series. The score was Kremer's second perfect game and was bowled in the Continental League.
Todd Edelen rolled a 300 game on December 16th, bowling in the Ball and Chain League at Star Lanes. He started with the 300, a 203 and finished with a 200 for a 703 series. He bowls for the Wilhelms Flowers team.
Kurt Klapan rolled a perfect game on his way to a 716 series Monday, January 9th at Star Lanes. He started his night with a 200, followed by the 300 and finished with a 216. He bowled the score in the Sunset League on the Thriftway / Bud Light team.
Todd Edelen rolled a 300 game on March 22, bowling in the Copper League at Star Lanes. He started with his second 300 game of the year, a 231 and finished with a 245 for a 776 series. He bowls for the Dee Motors team.
Dan Grundhauser bowled his first 300 game March 21 while bowling in the Continental League at Star Lanes. He started his night with a 248 game, the 300, and ended with a 194 for a 742 series. The big game came while bowling with the Hangin' Five team.
Jim Mulcahy rolled a perfect game on his way to a 719 series Friday, April 20th at Star Lanes. He started his night with a 173, followed by his first sanctioned 300 game, and finishing with a 246. He bowled the score in the Ball & Chain League bowling with the Silver Bow Hearth team.