New partners find success in Ruby Doubles at 2017 Women's Championships
May 30, 2017
By Ryne Navarro and Aaron Smith
USBC Communications
BATON ROUGE, La. - Amanda Livingston of Eureka, California, and Darah Nolan of McKinleyville, California, may have bowled doubles together for the first time at the 2017 United States Bowling Congress Women's Championships, but they performed like veterans as they took the lead in Ruby Doubles.
The pair combined for games of 358, 395 and 381 at the Raising Cane's River Center on Tuesday to squeak into the lead with a 1,134 total. Peggy Monson of Rolling Meadows, Illinois, and Judy Shaver of Streamwood, Illinois, previously held the top spot with 1,129.
Livingston, who made her sixth USBC Women's Championships appearance, led the effort with a 601 series, and Nolan, making her second trip to the event, chipped in with a 533 series.
"It feels great that in just my second year, I can take the lead," Nolan said. "It's definitely an accomplishment."
Livingston and Nolan wanted to have a good time during their doubles set at the River Center, and they hoped they would be able to hit their averages, too.
This year's performance has motivated them to look further down the road in their tournament careers, in hopes of finding continued success together at the Women's Championships.
"Leading at this tournament shows us that we can accomplish our goals," Livingston said. "We can do it if we set our minds to it."
Ruby Doubles includes bowlers with combined entering averages of 350-379.
Visit us on Facebook at the official USBC Women's Championships page.
USBC Communications
BATON ROUGE, La. - Amanda Livingston of Eureka, California, and Darah Nolan of McKinleyville, California, may have bowled doubles together for the first time at the 2017 United States Bowling Congress Women's Championships, but they performed like veterans as they took the lead in Ruby Doubles.
The pair combined for games of 358, 395 and 381 at the Raising Cane's River Center on Tuesday to squeak into the lead with a 1,134 total. Peggy Monson of Rolling Meadows, Illinois, and Judy Shaver of Streamwood, Illinois, previously held the top spot with 1,129.
Livingston, who made her sixth USBC Women's Championships appearance, led the effort with a 601 series, and Nolan, making her second trip to the event, chipped in with a 533 series.
"It feels great that in just my second year, I can take the lead," Nolan said. "It's definitely an accomplishment."
Livingston and Nolan wanted to have a good time during their doubles set at the River Center, and they hoped they would be able to hit their averages, too.
This year's performance has motivated them to look further down the road in their tournament careers, in hopes of finding continued success together at the Women's Championships.
"Leading at this tournament shows us that we can accomplish our goals," Livingston said. "We can do it if we set our minds to it."
Ruby Doubles includes bowlers with combined entering averages of 350-379.
Visit us on Facebook at the official USBC Women's Championships page.