Posted on 12/11/2019 12:09:07 AM PST by Morgana
Daniel Kluska’s family has never looked at Down syndrome as something that limits him. It certainly didn’t hold him back on Nov. 20, when Kluska rolled a perfect game in a sanctioned bowling league.
The 300 was in the Wednesday Mixers League at Super Bowl.
Everybody in the bowling center was watching as Kluska, 24, closed in on a perfect game.
He didn’t have any trouble until the ninth frame, when his ball hit only about a quarter of the head pin. The 5 pin was the last one to fall.
At that point, his father, Justin, got the feeling that his son’s 300 was meant to be.
Daniel’s first shot in the 10th frame was also a little shaky. But his last two strikes of the game were “perfect,” his dad said.
Immediately, an excited Daniel called his mom, Kim, to tell her the good news.
During the game, Daniel’s legs were shaking, Justin said.
How did he know? “Because he was sitting next to me,” said the father, who was so nervous he could barely bowl himself.
His perfect game will be commemorated in a ring, which is on its way.
He’s the only person in his family to bowl a 300. Justin and his father, John, are both good bowlers. Justin’s late grandfather, Tom, was a senior state champion at least once. He died in 1998.
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Nice story :)
Thanks!
I have not bowled in a long time but know one thing IT’S NOT EASY!
To do a perfect game and have Down syndrome..heck to do a perfect game and not have Down Syndrome know what I mean?
In your face Planned Parenthood!
PP does not make the decision.
His grandfather is looking down on him smiling in approval - chip off the ole block.
Our Knights if Columbus council is lucky enough to help with the local Special Olympics bowling tournament each year. We each keep score and assist (if needed) a group of four bowlers.
I can’t tell you how much fun it is and how much I look forward to hanging out with these characters each year.
Bowling skills vary and one guy consistently scores on the mid 200s and has rolled several perfect games. Most are average or poor bowlers like me.
What they almost all have is a unique focus, completely free from distractions, that allows them to bowl very consistently. Above all, they have an unshakably fantastic attitude that is absolutely contagious.
We don’t get to pick our players but I find myself bonding each year with my group. They are not all DS but they are all unique and really are special.
Very nice. So glad you are finding joy in the gift God has given us with these special people.
A perfect video of Obama for this thread.
Bowler’s Prayer
Dear Lord I have but one request
And I shall not ask for more
That I, before I’m laid to rest,
Might bowl a perfect score
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