Month: August 2008

A mixed bag

There was some good and bad to take out of today’s practice. I had some nice shots in my first game mechanics work, but missed a couple of 4 pins, which held my “score” down to the 190s. I was really struggling in my corner pin work, as I threw at least three attempts at the 10 in the gutter, and missing the 10 carried over into my game for score, as I left 2 10s in the game, a weak one and a ringing one, making only the ringing one. There was also a weird attempt at the 2-4-5 where I thought I had a shot that made the spare, but it only took out the 2 and the 5. I could’ve still saved a game in the 190s with a double in the 10th, but my shot in the 11th frame missed badly right, and I was left with a picket-fence type leave, which I made for a 186.

One more league night, then the tournament Sunday (assuming Sherm gets my entry this week).

July 2008 “People’s Tournament” at E. Providence Lanes

The People’s Tournament’s site reports that Phil Hall (186 avg., Brunswick Zone Lowell) was the July tournament winner at East Providence Lanes, defeating Ryan McPartland (199 avg., AMF Auburn Lanes) in the final by a score of 245-172 (with handicaps). For the locals, Stephanie Girouard (145 avg., AMF Taunton Lanes) led the way in 3rd, and Sally Toppan (166 avg.) was the top bowler from Westgate Lanes (5th).

The site notes that Hall suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle accident about a year ago, so I hope I can provide a similar story next week. 😀

Standings update for Aug. 1

The six point night this week allowed my team to move up one position to 8th. Team 18 still leads the league by a healthy 6 point margin over Team 5 with three weeks left. The remaining schedule until the Week 13 position round has my team facing two teams currently behind us in the standings: the Killer Bees and Team 9. If the standings remain more or less the same, Team 18 will not face Team 5 until the position round.