What Bowler Achieved Hardly Ever Happens

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DEARBORN, MI – A 27-year-old bowler from Dearborn rolled a 900 series — the 28th ever in United States Bowling Congress history and the first since a bowler in Stoughton, MA, achieved the feat in February 2015 — during his Sunday morning league game at Plaza Lanes in Plymouth.

David Sewesky doesn’t live by a rigid practice schedule. The left-hander bowls twice a week, doesn’t practice and used an 11-year-old Brunswick Ramage ball.

“I probably have about 10,000 games on that ball,” Sewesky told the Detroit Free Press.

To roll a 900 series, bowlers must have 36 consecutive strikes — 12 per game.

The only other Michigan bowler to bowl a 900 series was Robby Portalatin of Jackson, who achieved it on Dec. 28, 2000, The New York Times reported. At the time, he was only the fourth bowler in history to roll a 900 series.

After Sewesky rolled his 35th strike Sunday, the bowling alley fell silent.

“It really felt like nobody else was there,” he told the Free Press. “So that’s when I realized the magnitude of this possible accomplishment was really setting in.

“I was like, ‘Man, this is probably the only chance in my life I’m going to be in this position, to have a chance to shoot 900.’ So I kept telling myself I can’t mess this up. At that point, my blood started pumping and the adrenaline was going. I definitely got nervous on that last shot. I was able to execute a pretty good shot at it and got the carry.”

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