Dave Rasmussen's near-record 867 overshadows another big effort by Matt Ruhland

Dave Rasmussen blasted an 867 series to come within 11 pins of the all-time record in the Madison Bowling Association to highlight area bowling Wednesday. Rasmussen chained games of 278, 300 and 289 in the Bowl-A-Vard Lanes High Life Storm Masters League. Rasmussen said on Thursday night that his only non-strikes were a 6-pin in the fourth frame of his first game, a 4-pin on the final ball of his first game, a 4-pin in the first frame of his third game, and a 9-pin on the final ball of his thi...