LEWISTON — The Auburn/Lewiston YMCA hosted the opening event of the 2012 Corporate Challenge Series on Sunday, Feb. 26. The challenge is an opportunity for some friendly competition between local businesses in a fun atmosphere. Net proceeds from the Challenge benefit youth programming for the non-profit YMCA of Auburn/Lewiston. Anyone interested in joining our next event: 3 on 3 basketball on March 18, at Edward Little High School should contact Chris Reed at the A/L YMCA 795-4095.

The first event of the series welcomed seven teams, representing Walmart Distribution Center, Procter & Gamble and the YMCA, with bowling as the test of skill. All the competitors put their best foot forward, but in the end Walmart DC- Black breezed to top honors with a team series total of 2,324 pins, outdistancing P&G-Yellow by a whopping 615 pins. Walmart DC-Black also took team high-game honors with a one game team total of 849.

Jason Ward of Walmart- Black took individual high series honors with 604 total pins for an average game of 201.3. Ward edged teammate Levi Poland, who turned in a 600 series. Joe Stempky (P&G-m Yellow) 476, Mike Obie (Walmart- Blue) 449, Bill Bray (P&G-Red) 420, John Strickland (P&G-m Green) 380, Jerry Melville (YMCA-m Steel) 370 and Nicole Oberlander (YMCA-m Purple) 326 were the high rollers for their respective teams.

Standings after Event 1:

1. Walmart #1, 18 (12 points- overall, 3 points- team game, 2 points- indiv.series, 1 point- indiv.game)

2. P&G #1, 11

3.Walmart #2, 10

4.P&G #3, 9

5.P&G #4, 8

6.YMCA #1, 7

7.YMCA #2, 6

Team high game scores: 

1.WMDC #1 849

2.P&G #1 593

3.WMDC #2 582

4.P&G #2 533

5.P&G #3 505

6.YMCA #1 457

7.YMCA #2 369

Individual high series scores

1.Jason Ward DC#1 604

2.Levi Poland DC#1 600

3.Robert Giles DC#1 589

4.Steve Tilton DC#1 531

5.Joe Stempky PG#1 476

6.Gerry Brown PG#1 457

7.Mike Obie DC#2 449

8.Nik Coats DC#2 426

9.Tricia Asselin DC#2 421

10.Bill Bray PG#3 420

11.Bre Bardwell PG#1 391

12.Phil Gagne PG#3 390

13.Gordon Conlogue WM#2 388

14.Bob Lichtenthal PG#1 385

15.John Strickland PG#2 380

16.Suzanne Richards PG#2 374

17.Jerry Melville YMCA#1 370

18.Tim Spiller PG#2 340

19.Dave Murphy YMCA#1 336

20.Chris Richards PG#2 334

21.Lauren Walch PG#3 329

22.Nicole Oberlander YMCA#2 326

23.Greg Bixby PG#3 301

24.Ron Heath YMCA#1 296

25.Penny Niemi YMCA#2 284

26.Nicole Rush YMCA#2 250

27.Kevin Bellefleur YMCA#1 227

28.Beth Heath YMCA#2 203