GREENE – Mel Cooper captured the 2012 Greene Bowlodrome Women's Handicap House Championship Saturday, March 10, beating Yvonne Bullock in the finals by one pin, 191-190.

Twenty-four women bowlers participated in the tournament, and after four games, the top five qualifiers were Cooper (908), Bullock (889), Angela Tyo (855), Amber Gaylord (842), and Ashley Cirigliano 840.

A TV-tournament-style roll-off saw Gaylord beat Ashley Cirigliano 211-176 in the opening match. Gaylord then knocked off Angela Tyo 190-187 before Bullock beat Gaylord 227-194, to reach the final against Cooper.