Month: August 2011

Irene update

As those of you who know me on Facebook know, I was without power for 50.5 hours due to what was Tropical Storm Irene when it hit the area. Westgate Lanes was without power for about the same amount of time, but power there was also restored today.

My league will be meeting at the originally-scheduled time of tomorrow night at 6:00 PM, but some other leagues may be delaying their meetings, so please check with your league officers, particularly your secretaries, about alternate meeting plans. The meeting of Westgate Lanes management and the Brockton and Tri-City associations with the league secretaries had to be postponed due to the storm, but I have yet to hear about a reschedule of the meeting. I’ll try to pass along information (in the form of a comment to this post) when I get it.

Aug. 27 outing with brother

With my brother in Brockton helping my other folks get ready for Irene, he thought he could use a little diversion, so a bowling outing with me was again in order. We had been over my sister’s doing work, so neither of us brought our “A” games, but I did have 2 games in the 180s. My problem today was making anything with more than one pin (though I had a nice conversion of the 3-6-9-10 in the third game), and I also missed a couple of 10 pins. By the end, I was trying to bomb it up the outside because moving inside wasn’t really working, and, although I wasn’t completely effective doing that, I got better at it near the end and was clean after the 6th frame of Game 3.

Cross-training #191

This is something I try to post every year. 😀

The Boston Globe noted on their Red Sox blog that Josh Beckett will hold his fifth annual “Beckett Bowl” for the Josh Beckett Foundation and Children’s Hospital Boston on Monday at the Lucky Strike Lanes on Ipswich St. across from Fenway Park. The post linked above has the number to call for tickets.

Keith Tantillo, “Hawk” Earle throw honor scores in Monday Summer Doubles

I’m not sure when two of these were, but there were three honor scores this summer season in the Monday doubles league that I’ve only become aware of last night (Wed. night). In the last month, Keith Tantillo had a 300 game, and Brian “Hawk” Earle had an 11 in a row 299 game. I can, however, pin down an exact date for an additional honor score for “Hawk”: he had a 300 game of his own in the league this Monday night.

Congrats to both Keith and “Hawk.” 😀

Payout night notes

I wanted to note first of all that, aside from the prize money we received as a team, Lou received extra for having the most improved average among the males in the league.

Mostly, however, I wanted to note this: My brother made a rare Wednesday night appearance (first time it’s happened while bowling was going on) last night, so I was able to finally introduce him to some of the people I bowl with, mostly my summer league teammates. I didn’t bowl the no-tap because I was thinking about karaoke later in the night, so I was around when my brother was there to be able to do that.

George Tignor finishes 5th in Colony Park Lanes Senior Open

The PBA reported that George Tignor of Winchendon, MA finished 5th in this past weekend’s PBA East Region Colony Park Lanes Senior Open in York, PA, which was mentioned earlier in connection to a pro-am result. Brent Hunter of Glenville, PA won the event, which was contested on Regional Senior Pattern #1 (not the Viper, as had been reported to me earlier, though they may have used the Viper for the pro-am).

PBA regional tournament note

I’m posting to let everyone know that Sean Richard related to me that he finished second in the pro-am for the PBA East Region Colony Park Lanes Senior Open this weekend in York, PA. In PBA pro-ams, the amateur generally bowls 3 games of 9-pin no-tap with 6 different pros (changing every 5th frame), with only the amateur’s score counting for prizes. The pro-am was on the Viper oil pattern, which is the condition for the main tournament, so this was a big result for Sean. Congrats! 🙂

Aug. 18 outing with brother

With my birthday approaching, I took the opportunity to bowl with my brother last night, even though I sort of dislike bowling on back-to-back days. My scores were around average, but my follow-through was the primary point of emphasis, and it even seemed to help with my spare game, because I didn’t miss anything easy until the third game, when I hooked past an 8 pin. Moreover, my 10 pin had been a problem recently, but I left several of them last night, and made every one of them until the very last frame, when I pulled the spare shot; it should be said that a problem caused me to have to call the desk to request to finish out, so I was kind of thrown off by that, as well. My brother, for the record, was about his inconsistent self.

Aug. 17 league night recap

My Week 12 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

This might have been my best overall bowling night ever. I pulled the shot on a couple of 4 pins for misses and had one bad split, but, generally, everything felt good. I made the right adjustments at the right times, made most of the easy stuff, and even threw in a couple of split conversions (OK, I caught a few breaks on “mixer” strikes, too. 😀 ). The result was only my second 700 series, and I wasn’t even aware of it until I saw the total on the scorer.

Result: 245-199-256=700
Final average (36 games): 185
Average for last 9 games: 188

I may be prouder of this 700 than my first one because it came on a position night, the only one of the summer, so it was a night that really counted. It was the biggest part of a sweep, but I should also mention Eileen was steady tonight, and Rob had an excellent night, as well. 😀

I should also mention that I had inspiration: John Hayes, Jr., a man whom I’ve only come to know in the last year, was the anchor bowler for our opponents tonight. I’ve known him so far as someone who will always support the association, so he has gained my respect. This was the first night he’s really seen me bowl, so I had a little extra motivation. Thank you for being there tonight, John. 😀

Alex Aguiar wins 9th NEBA title at AMF Silver Lanes

NEBA has reported that Alex Aguiar of the Tuesday Scratch Sportsmen League won his 9th NEBA title last weekend at AMF Silver Lanes in E. Hartford, CT. Keith Tantillo of the Coke Classic League also cashed in the event. In addition, Sean Richard won the non-casher high game prize and Ed Roberts the senior prize.

NEBA’s homepage (linked above) has a full recap of the event, with links to the match play results and YouTube video of the championship match.

Congrats guys! 😀

EDIT: If NEBA allows embedding on their videos, you can also watch the championship match below.

Aug. 13 league standings update

“Ebony And Ivory,” despite winning six points this week, slipped into 9th place, four points ahead of “Top Cheddah,” who will be our position round opponents next week. Conceivably, my team can move into a tie for 5th place with a sweep.

At the top, “Rockland Golf Course” must sweep “3 Old Farts Plus 1” to force a roll-off for the league title.

Good luck to all of my summer league mates this coming week. 😀

Aug. 10 league night recap

My Week 11 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

The notes on the BowlSK sheet should be self-explanatory, though it bears mentioning that a move outside suggested by Lou kept me in it third game; I just didn’t make enough spares. It should also be said that there’s a discrepancy between what I have on BowlSK and my scores on the recap (below); I don’t know if the scorer was in error, but I had thought the scorer was correct, so I don’t know which end the error is on (though I’m also sure the frames on BowlSK are correct about what happened).

Result: 220-165-141=526
Average (33 games): 181
Average for last 9 games: 170
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 573

Eileen pre-bowled because she went out of town with some friends from a different part of the country, and her first and third games were the difference makers in the team taking the lion’s share of the points tonight.

Aug. 7 league standings update

After “Ebony And Ivory” took only two points from “2nd To None,” my team finds itself in 8th place, 14 points behind “3 Old Farts Plus 1” with two weeks left. “3 Old Farts Plus 1” lead “2nd To None” by two points and Team 3 by four points. My team has “Special Mix” Wednesday night. For the teams at or near the top, “3 Old Farts Plus 1” bowl “Top Cheddah” this week, “2nd To None” will be opposed by “Wild Samoans,” and Team 3 faces “Hocus Pocus.”

Aug. 3 league night recap

My Week 10 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

It was just embarrassing bowling the third game: too many splits to count, it seemed, and even when I threw a decent shot to finish, I left a pocket 8-10. As a result, I was in the 460s tonight, which I don’t remember happening often.

Result: 161-180-127=468
Average (30 games): 181
Average for last 9 games: 172
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 553

It was fortunate that Lou and Rob covered me in the third game tonight (233 and 248 respectively), so we salvaged those two points on the night.

Cross-training #188

The Oklahoman notes that Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin, who brought excitement to the slam dunk contest last All-Star weekend by dunking over a car in the final round, will hold a bowling event in connection with his first ever basketball camp on Friday at AMF Moore Lanes in Moore, OK. The event will benefit the Wilson Holloway scholarship fund (named after a friend and high school teammate who died from Hodgkin’s lymphoma in February) and Stand Up To Cancer.