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Monday night at the
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Tift County Lanes ’ Open to All Bowling League
words & photos by Davis Cobb
Whether you ’ re old or young , just starting out or having played for years , everyone is welcome to the Monday Night Bowling League at Tift County Lanes . As the most casual of the bowling alley ’ s leagues , the Monday Night League has not only served as a perfect entry point for new or amateur players wanting to take a crack at bowling , but has offered Tift County residents--as well as players outside the county--of all skill levels a fun and laidback means of playing the old ball-and-pin game .
Tift County Lanes co-owner Joey Marta says that the Monday night league first began out of an attempt to rekindle the bowling alley ’ s youth league , which had begun fading out due to most of its members graduating , but was struggling to gain traction with finding new members .
“ We weren ’ t getting the amount of youth that we wanted , but we had a lot of people that were interested--new bowlers ; they didn ’ t want to jump into a league that was sanctioned and really competitive , they wanted a fun league … a beginner ’ s league .”
Marta reported that the opening of the new league was a massive success , and has only grown
10 TiftonScene | JULY 2024