It was a big night in the Butler City Tenpin League for Troy Strezeski and Brian Marcellus. Strezeski opened the night with his fifth-career 300 game on lanes 3 and 4 at Sherwood Lanes and ended with a 716 series.

Marcellus turned in his first 800 series, rolling a high game of 288 en route to an 813 set. Marcellus' previous high series was 791.

The scoring pace wasn't limited to lanes 3 and 4, though, as the Austin's team rolled a 3,506 team series on lanes 1 and 2. Don Wilson led the way with a 726, followed by Rick McKain 710, Ed Kellerman 699, Don Mahan 684 and Bryan Cress 684.

Williams wins 2nd MastersWalter Ray Williams Jr. continued his storied career with a 290-217 win over Chris Barnes to secure the USBC Masters Championship. The win was Williams' second Masters title. Barnes was also the victim of Williams back in 2004. Williams now is tied for second in PBA history for the number of Major titles won.The USBC Masters Championship marks the start of the USBC National Tournament in Reno, Nev, which runs through July 4.

Trivia questionWhich two bowlers is Walter Ray Williams Jr. tied with for second place in career major titles? Answer at the end of the column.

Tornado to playoffsCongratulations to the Butler High bowling teams on a successful first season. The Butler girls are headed for the playoffs this week, thanks to a 7-0 blanking of Shaler last week The team, captained by Hope Griffith, finished with a perfect 10-0 mark.The Butler boys just missed out on the post season, finishing with a 7-3 record. Butler beat Shaler 4-3, but lost a tiebreaker to the Titans.The Butler girls JV also finished at 10-0, while the JV boys finished with a 9-1 mark.

Hepler rolls big seriesAutumn Hepler, a member of the Butler High girls bowling team, rolled a 660 series recently during Sherwood Giants junior league play at Sherwood Lanes. Hepler rolled games of 210, 214 and 236.

Top scores

Coins League: Judy Kennedy 192 (507)

Troy-Alan League: Bob Poston rolled a 257 to lead the league

Armco C League: Dave Peters 246 (716), Larry Noah 267 (678).

County eventThe Butler County Bowling Association adult-youth bowling tournament will be held at Bruin Lanes March 6 and 7, and 13 and 14. Squad times are at 3 p.m. March 6 and 13, and 9 a.m., noon, and 3 p.m. March 7 and 14. Visit butlercountybowling.org for entry forms and information about the event.

Record of perfectionDid you know that There were a PBA Tour record 31 perfect games turned in during qualifying for the PBA Red, White, and Blue open earlier this season?The competitors rolled on three different oiling patterns, with red being the most forgiving (like a standard league condition), and blue being the toughest. Ironically, the pros scored the best on the white pattern, which was a bit more challenging than the red.

Trivia answerMike Aulby and Pete Weber also have won eight major PBA titles.