News from self-proclaimed "Baseball Town USA"

READING, Pa. - It's practice time, and the high school students vying for a spot on the varsity squad aren't at the gym. The action is down at the Bowl-O-Rama.

The boys and girls from Twin Valley High School in southeastern Pennsylvania set up at their usual lanes, surrounded by teams from rival schools. This is a family bowling center, but the students have taken it over, scattering the pins in a series of loud, clattering crashes.

"I'll be doing this the rest of my life," said Lindsey Bitler, 16, co-captain of the girls team at Twin Valley, after nailing a strike. "I love it that much."