Blanche Fortune

A pair of local bowlers won state championships recently at Thunder Alley.
Naomi Wallace and Missy Jackson teamed up to win both the scratch and handicap doubles divisions in the Virginia 600 Club State Tournament.
The duo shot a combined four-game scratch total of 1,663 (207 average), 1,871 with handicap.
Cindy Green, of the Greater Richmond USBC Assocation, won four state titles, capturing scratch and handicap divisions in both singles and all-events.
The Virginia 600 Club is open to any female bowler in the state that has rolled a sanctioned 600 three-game set.
A total of 18 bowlers participated in the event, which was hosted by Thunder Alley, October 19-20.

FINAL PLACE WINNERS

Singles Handicap

1. Cindy Green, Greater Richmond986

2. Ollie Morton, Greater Richmond        924

3. Jacquelyn Green, Central Shenandoah902

4. Bernadette VanCleave, Blue Ridge900

Doubles Handicap

1. Missy Jackson and Naomi Wallace  Alleghany-Bath            1,871

2. Sharron Petrick and Mary-Ann Keyes  Appomattox River    1,783

All-Events Handicap

1. Cindy Green, Greater Richmond1,877

2. Naomi Wallace, Alleghany-Bath1,867

3. Missy Jackson, Alleghany-Bath1,778

4. Ollie Morton, Greater Richmond1,756

    Wanda Bland, Appomattox River1,756

Singles Scratch

1. Cindy Green, Greater Richmond917

2. Ollie Morton, Greater Richmond827

Doubles Scratch

1. Missy Jackson and Naomi Wallace  Alleghany-Bath1,663

All-Events Scratch

1. Cindy Green, Greater Richmond    1,719

2. Naomi Wallace, Alleghany-Bath    1,637