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Upon reopening, bowlers need to treat restrictions responsibly - Times Union

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Five long months without bowling, even if much of it was during what is normally a slow time for centers, will make anyone a little antsy.

Congratulations, bowlers. You've got your sport back, even if the restrictions can be a bit limiting and confusing.

No one wants to don a mask while competing, but that's life in the COVID-19 era. Social distancing won't be easy in a sport built on interaction between participants, but those are the restrictions we must abide by until we get rid of this awful pandemic.

"We have to prove that we're going to do it right so we can open, and maybe he'll loosen up the restrictions a little bit," said Towne Academy proprietor Marty Capullo, referring to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. "Otherwise you're going to have bowling centers across the whole state locking their doors."

As bowling enjoyed its reopening Monday, we found that most are waiting until their ducks (and duckpins) are in a row before letting folks in. Here is a rundown of Capital Region centers from which we received information (numbers in parentheses are number of lanes at that particular house):

Arterial Lanes (16), Gloversville: Will open on Friday.

Samual Heil, 2, of Glens Falls gets a helping hand from his mother, Denise, during the first day of reopening for bowling centers under the state's coronavirus guidelines on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, at Kingpin's Alley in South Glens Falls, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
1of7Samual Heil, 2, of Glens Falls gets a helping hand from his mother, Denise, during the first day of reopening for bowling centers under the state's coronavirus guidelines on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, at Kingpin's Alley in South Glens Falls, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron
Doug Bohannan, owner of Kingpin's Alley, pulls out some rental bowling shoes for a customer during the first day of reopening for bowling centers under the state's coronavirus guidelines on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, at Kingpin's Alley in South Glens Falls, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
2of7Doug Bohannan, owner of Kingpin's Alley, pulls out some rental bowling shoes for a customer during the first day of reopening for bowling centers under the state's coronavirus guidelines on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, at Kingpin's Alley in South Glens Falls, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron
Bowlers take to the lanes during the first day of reopening for bowling centers under the state's coronavirus guidelines on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, at Kingpin's Alley in South Glens Falls, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
3of7Bowlers take to the lanes during the first day of reopening for bowling centers under the state's coronavirus guidelines on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, at Kingpin's Alley in South Glens Falls, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron
Bowlers take to the lanes during the first day of reopening for bowling centers under the state's coronavirus guidelines on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, at Kingpin's Alley in South Glens Falls, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
4of7Bowlers take to the lanes during the first day of reopening for bowling centers under the state's coronavirus guidelines on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, at Kingpin's Alley in South Glens Falls, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron
Michael Blair of Qeensbury sends one down the lane at Kingpin's Alley during the first day of reopening for bowling centers under the state's coronavirus guidelines on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in South Glens Falls, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
5of7Michael Blair of Qeensbury sends one down the lane at Kingpin's Alley during the first day of reopening for bowling centers under the state's coronavirus guidelines on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in South Glens Falls, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron
Jocelyn Smith of Glens Falls disinfects her bowling equipment after playing on the first day of reopening for bowling centers under the state's coronavirus guidelines on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, at Kingpin's Alley in South Glens Falls, N.Y. Smith was bowling every day before the shutdown. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
6of7Jocelyn Smith of Glens Falls disinfects her bowling equipment after playing on the first day of reopening for bowling centers under the state's coronavirus guidelines on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, at Kingpin's Alley in South Glens Falls, N.Y. Smith was bowling every day before the shutdown. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron
Joseph Yanklowitz of Glens Falls sends one down the lane at Kingpin's Alley during the first day of reopening for bowling centers under the state's coronavirus guidelines on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in South Glens Falls, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
7of7Joseph Yanklowitz of Glens Falls sends one down the lane at Kingpin's Alley during the first day of reopening for bowling centers under the state's coronavirus guidelines on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in South Glens Falls, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron

Barbecue Recreation (10), Hoosick Falls: Closed likely for another week or two, seeking further guidance.

Boulevard Bowl (40), Schenectady: Closed. No information available.

Broadway Lanes (24), Fort Edward: Opened at noon Monday. League officers' meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Cohoes Bowling Arena (14): Closed.

Del Lanes (24), Delmar: Hoping to open Friday but may not until Monday.

East Greenbush Bowling Center (32): Closed, same as Del Lanes.

Green Island Lanes (16): Opened Monday afternoon.

Hilltop Lanes (24), Troy: Closed while putting protocols in place.

Hi-Way Recreation (12), Wynantskill: Closed.

Hoe Bowl Catskill Lanes (24): No information available.

Hometown Lanes (18), Mechanicville: Closed because of road construction, hoping to open Wednesday.

Iroquois Lanes (8), Canajoharie: Opened Monday with restricted hours (9:30-11:30 a.m.; 8-10 p.m.).

Kelly's Imperial Lanes (24), Amsterdam: Taking a week to organize; plans to open at noon next Monday.

Kingpin's Alley (42), South Glens Falls: Opened at noon Monday.

Lake George Lanes (24): No information available.

Perry Lanes (32), Johnstown: No information available.

Saratoga Strike Zone (34): Opened at 9 a.m. Monday.

Slate Valley Lanes (12), Granville: Opened at noon Monday.

Spare Time-Clifton Park (22): Closed, but likely to open Friday.

Spare Time-Latham (32): Plans to open Friday; meeting of league officers set for 6:30 p.m. Monday.

Sportsman's Bowl (28), Schenectady: Closed for now, hoping to open by next Monday.

Starlight Lanes (8), Gloversville: Closed, looking at Thursday or Friday.

Town 'n Country (24), Guilderland: Plans to open at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Installing partitions to allow for leagues.

Towne Academy (20), Rotterdam: Opened at 6 p.m. Monday.

Uncle Sam Lanes (26), Troy: Closed. No start-up date determined yet.

Local scene

With the reopening of the state's bowling centers, Amateur League Bowlers Association of New York director Jim Burton declared that his opening tournament will be at Sportsman's, which had its spring event canceled because of the pandemic. No date has been set, and the parameters for safe bowling have yet to be established. ... Rotterdam's Liz Kuhlkin has been selected to the Bowlers Journal All-American team for the second straight year. The June 16, 2019-June 15, 2020 window left limited tournaments for the selections, but Kuhlkin's fourth-place finish in the U.S. Women's Open landed her the fifth and final spot over Liz Johnson.

After an eight-month hiatus, the PBA East Region tour resumed in Baltimore, where Rich Strath of Schenectady finished 29th at the Perry Hall Open in Baltimore, grabbing a super senior check for $250. .. The New England Bowlers Association also resumed this weekend with a tournament at Nutmeg Bowl in Fairfield, Conn. Matt Fazzone of Rotterdam made it to the final 16 in the eliminator format.

pdougherty@timesunion.com • 518-454-5416 • @Pete_Dougherty

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