The Hub March 2016 | Page 11

The alleys are there for everyone, from those that bowl in multiple leagues to the novice using bumpers in the lane to learn the ropes. Many of those who own or operate bowling alleys in the area grew up around the sport and find participation almost as natural as breathing. Cory Clarkson, part owner of Super Bowl Lanes in Forest Glade, remembers being in smoke-filled alleys as a kid learning and playing the game. “Bowling was always a part of my family,” said Clarkson, sitting in the bar adjacent to the bowling alley. It’s a busy morning, and a senior men’s league has made the alley standing-room only. “My aunts and uncles bowled, my grandparents bowled, my father bowled, my mom bowled. When I was four, naturally, they p ]YH[