My team got good news prior to bowling tonight in the addition of a fifth member, Ralph Marple III, the son of the Ralph Marple who was my first summer league teammate. Ralph the younger has been on a few teams in Brunswick Mixed, but missed the first part of the season due to surgery. This Ralph can bowl a bit, as well, so my team is happy to have him.

My Week 7 bowling, frame-by-frame

I was finally back in the 500s in this league, though I sort of wanted my second game back. Along with adding Ralph, we made a lineup change, putting me in the lead-off spot, where I have some comfort from being in that position on my Sunday night team, and Brian took over our anchor spot. This marks the first time I haven’t been my team’s anchor in Brunswick Mixed, but I feel the lineup change helped me tonight.

Result: 192-148-190=530
Average (18 games): 167
Average for last 9 games: 168
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 520

Composite average (36 games): 176

Four out of five of us were over 500, with Tom having the high game of our group (233). Team once again won all four, and we were told before leaving that we took over 2nd place.

Week 6 standings update with only Brunswick Mixed for now; Sunday Niters will be added when available:

• Brunswick Mixed: After winning four points from The Fun Team, Let’s Mix Em Up is in third place, two points behind Dawg Pound, who are a point ahead of Stuck With Us. Creeden’s Mustangs are 3.5 points behind the lead in 4th, and Party of Five and 5 Spares are tied for 5th, four points behind the lead. Spare Us will be the opposition tomorrow night.

My Week 6 bowling, frame-by-frame

I did nothing wrong tonight that I couldn’t recover from. My missed makeables were all in the first game, but that was countered with the back six. There were a couple of splits in the second game, but I was clean the rest of the night after leaving the 7-9-10 in the third frame of the second game, and I converted a couple of splits, including a tough 5-10, to stay clean in the third game.

Result: 210-191-209=610
Average (18 games): 186
Average for last 9 games: 192
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 575

Composite average (33 games): 176

On a night that Peter was absent and everyone on the pair was over 500, I was the only one over 600, and my team swept all eight.

My Week 6 bowling, frame-by-frame

This season so far has been a tale of two leagues, because as well as I’ve been generally bowling Sunday night, it’s been a relative struggle on Wednesday night. Five splits not converted tonight (there was one that was) killed a lot of my score, and the bright spot I could take from it was that I made every single 10 pin I had to shoot at, with both of my single pin misses in the first game.

Result: 153-171-161=485
Average (15 games): 165
Average for last 9 games: 162
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 510

Composite average (30 games): 174

Team got good games from Thomas (first game) and Brian (third game), and the 10 pin I made filling the 10th frame second game turned out to be the difference in that game. End result was another four points.

Updating my leagues’ standings after Week 5:

• Brunswick Mixed: After winning four points from Last Empire, Let’s Mix ‘Em Up is tied with them for 4th, three points behind a tie for first between Dawg Pound and Stuck With Us, with Party of Five a point behind the lead in 3rd. The Fun Team will be the opponents tomorrow night.
• Sunday Niters: After winning six points from Ball Busterz, The Three Stooges are in 3rd, two points behind the lead, which Ball Busterz share with We Don’t Give A Split, with three teams two points behind us. Suzy’s Crew will be the opponents Sunday Night.

My Week 5 bowling, frame-by-frame

A bit more consistent effort tonight, as I only missed one single pin (a 10 in the second game) and had at least a double in each game.

Result: 194-202-174=570
Average (15 games): 182
Average for last 9 games: 183
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 552

Composite average (27 games): 175

The three of us were all over 500 tonight, with all of us over 200 in the second game. Team won first two and total for six.

My Week 5 bowling, frame-by-frame

I definitely wanted my first game back, but I saved something in the third game with my first deuce in this league this season. I wasn’t lined up on my 10 pin, but, fortunately, I didn’t have to shoot one in the third game, picking up everything I could shoot at for a clean game.

Result: 123-169-207=499
Average (12 games): 166
Average for last 9 games: 170
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 512

Composite average (24 games): 173

Brian and Tom were both over 500, and Kathy chipped in a 183 first game. We took four from a very tough team (the core of which were the league’s champions two seasons ago).

The usual league standings update, after Week 4:

• Brunswick Mixed: After winning a point from Dawg Pound, Let’s Mix ‘Em Up stands in a tie for 8th with Striking Gentlemen, six points behind Party of Five, who are two ahead of Last Empire (tomorrow night’s opponents), three ahead of Dawg Pound and Stuck With Us, and four ahead of Spare Change.
• Sunday Niters: After winning six points from Ten Is Enough, The Three Stooges are tied for 4th with Suzy’s Crew, six points behind Ball Busterz, who are four points ahead of Here For Beer and We Don’t Give a Split. We bowl against the leaders Sunday night.

My Week 4 bowling, frame-by-frame

I thought it was going to be a special night after the first game, but I must have used up my strikes in that game, because I couldn’t even come close to it in the other two games. The 257 was still my high game since my personal best (the 288 on Sept. 23, 2010).

Result: 257-147-145=549
Average (12 games): 181
Average for last 9 games: 186
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 558

Composite average (21 games): 174

I missed being high on the pair by one pin, but my effort wasn’t wasted, as the team took six points.

My Week 4 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

It was just a grind tonight, both in terms of “feel” and results, with my best bowling coming in the 2nd game. There were more splits than usual, with the makeable spares I missed compounding the problem.

Result: 141-175-166=482
Average (9 games): 166
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 510

Composite average (18 games): 173

Thomas’ 516 was high on the team. We won just the 2nd game.

Updating my leagues after Week 3:

• Brunswick Mixed: After winning four points from Ebony & Ivories, Let’s Mix ‘Em Up are tied for 6th with four other teams, three points behind Party of Five, who are a point ahead of Last Empire and two points ahead of Dawg Pound (tonight’s opponents) and 5 Spares.
• Sunday Niters: After winning two points from Broads With Balls, The 3 Stooges are tied for 5th, eight points behind Here For Beer, who are four points ahead of Ball Busterz and six points ahead of Ten Is Enough (Sunday night’s opponents) and Broads With Balls.

My Week 3 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

My 10 pins were the story of my night, as I missed more than I made. The solace was there was only one missed in the third game, and I had a double covering that.

Result: 167-173-193=533
Average (9 games): 180
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 549

Composite average (15 games): 175

Harry subbed for Peter for the first time this season, but he largely couldn’t help us. We did salvage the third game.

My Week 3 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

After being absent last week, I was mostly able to build on what I found Sunday night, but missing 10 pins bit me in the third game, so tonight could have been better, as well.

Result: 191-174-191=556
Average (6 games): 168
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 509

Composite average (12 games): 175

The only one on the pair better than me tonight was Brian, and the team won all four.

Update on the standings in my leagues after Week 2; as I was absent last week, this will include the result for my team in Brunswick Mixed:

• Brunswick Mixed: Let’s Mix ‘Em Up won one point from Stuck With Us, and now stand tied with three other teams for 12th, four points behind the leading Dawg Pound and Ebony & Ivories (the latter who we bowl against tomorrow night). Party of Five is a point behind in 3rd, and Last Empire and Knock Em Down are tied for 4th, two points behind.
• Sunday Niters: After winning eight forfeit points, The 3 Stooges are tied for 3rd with We Don’t Give a Split, four points behind Here For Beer, with Ten Is Enough in 2nd, two points behind. Broads With Balls are our opponents Sunday night.

My Week 2 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

I probably should have scored better, as most of my missed spares were chops of multi-pin makeables. I still had my 600 alive in the last frame, by missed a 10 pin, the first for me this season. Bright spot: I had at least a turkey in every game, with a four-bagger in each of the last two games.

Result: 172-206-214=592
Average (6 games): 181
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 548

Composite average (9 games): 171

The league contracted to eight teams, so we bowled a different team than I posted, and that team forfeited. We won all eight, with my 214 picking up Peter in the third game.