For those wondering about the start of the Pepsi-Cola Classic League, that league will still start. Westgate Lanes management is currently in negotiations with Pepsi on the sponsor fee for this year, which have a set fee per team, not a hard total amount, as in years past, but capped at $5,000 (the total of two seasons ago). Westgate hopes to have a minimum of 10 teams ready to start the season, with a meeting to be held on Sept. 13, the usual starting date of the league, to sign up teams. We hope to see you then.
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League recaps
2021 Monday Summer Doubles honor score recap
As I was very busy running the side action most of the Monday Summer Doubles season, and away for Lions Club meetings on the other Monday nights, I hardly had any time to keep track of award scores, much less do write-ups. So I’ll just write a bulk post of all of them for the season in chronological order, with only 300 games and 800 series (first three of four games) considered:
- July 5, Ray Fischer, 300 2nd game
- July 19, AJ Voisine, 283-266-278=827 series (1st career 800 series)
- July 26, Joe Bourhill, 300-288-237=817 series
- Aug. 2, Sean Richard, 300 3rd game
Congrats and great bowling everyone! 🎳🔥
Steve Charlot posts 279 in Rhythm & Bowling
One of my Pepsi league bowlers, Steve Charlot, accounted well for himself the other night in the Rhythm & Bowling league, with a 279 game (see high scores). Well done! 🎳😁
Tyrell Thompson shoots 279 to end TNBA league season
They say, “It ain’t how you start, it’s how you finish,” and Tyrell Thompson ended his TNBA league season on a good note Friday night with a 279 game (see high scores). Nice game! 🎳👍
Roland Sandefur 288 leads May 20 Patriots league scoring
Although there were no big series on the Patriots league’s last position night of the season, there were four good games, led by a 288 thrown by Roland Sandefur, followed also by Aaron Major (279), Jason Sherwood (277), and Sean Richard (270) (see high scores). Nice bowling, everyone! 🎳🙂
Sammy Wong slams 1st 300 in Brunswick Mixed roll-off
This pandemic season was certainly a strange one for my league, but Sammy Wong (in photo above, courtesy of Strike F/X Pro Shops) made sure it ended up being a special one by throwing his first 300 in the first game of the roll-off to spark his team, Last Empire, to the league championship win. I hope to get the team photo tomorrow when the league pays out for the season. One thing I did get, however, was the video, which I actually went live on the Facebook page with for the first time, which will be below:
Congrats Sammy! 🎳🥳
May 12 Brunswick Mixed recap
Last week’s (and my last week of) bowling, frame-by-frame
I knew I needed a great night to raise my average, but I was only almost exactly that, average. The strikes just weren’t there, with my double near the end being just “too little, too late” for even my team, as that couldn’t save the point, which we needed to even have a chance to move up.
Result: 156-157-190=503
Final average (87 games): 168
Average for last 9 games: 167
10th Frame Magic ended up being the team that moved into the roll-off with Last Empire, and that will be tonight.
Aaron Major 759, Keith Kaestner 757 lead May 12 Patriots scoring
With the Patriots league season winding down, Aaron Major and Keith Kaestner had consistently good games last week in the Patriots league, with the former going 269-245-245 for a 759 (recap, Lane 51), and Kaestner bowling 264-236-257 for a 757 (recap, Lane 33). In addition, fine games were turned in by Shane Litchfield (279), Mike Trent Jr. (279), and Stan Lewis (278) last week (see high scores).
Nice bowling everyone! 🎳🔥
Dennis Johnson rolls 266 in Pepsi league
I relax the standards for the Pepsi league a little because of the lane conditions, of course, which allows me to write up this game from this other night, Dennis Johnson’s 266 (see high scores). WTG Dennis! 🎳👍
May 5 Brunswick Mixed recap (with standings update)
Last week’s bowling, frame-by-frame
After having a “house of cards” come crashing down the previous week, I had three more nearly “normal” games last week and did manage to recover the pin in average that I lost the previous week. It was also mostly ground out, as I only doubled twice, both in the second game.
Result: 177-191-161=529
Average (84 games): 168
Average for last 9 games: 168
Tonight’s AVG+1 score: 571
We didn’t have Randi, but Kevin had a good enough third game to win that point. One more week left.
Interactive standings after Week 30 (Week 14 of 2nd half)
My team (Creeden’s Mustangs) needs to win all of our points against the vacant tonight and Maggie’s Warriors cannot win more than one point if we want to climb out of the 2nd half cellar alone. At the top, Last Empire can force a one-game roll-off for the 2nd half by sweeping BBOB and the first place match splits 2-2, and Last Empire would then have to win that roll-off to avoid a roll-off next week for the championship. Any other scenario at the top would mean a roll-off for the championship next week.
Hakim Emmanuel rolls 299 in His & Hers
It’s been a matter of public record that Hakim Emmanuel had at least three 300 games (all in the same series, of course) before shooting his first 299, but he picked one of the latter up last week in the His & Hers league. Good bowling, sir! 🎳👍
Paris Cook tosses 279 in TNBA league
Here’s a nod to Paris Cook for a 279 game Friday night in the TNBA league, per the week’s high scores. Good bowling! 🎳😎
Ethan Rosenberg knocks 289/801 to lead May 6 Patriots league scoring
As noted by the guys at Strike F/X Pro Shop, Ethan Rosenberg put together games of 289, 279, and 233 for an 801 series last Thursday night in the Patriots league (see recap, Lane 49), his first 800 series. Congrats Ethan! 🎳🔥
Also notable that night were Joe Bourhill’s 278-253-257 for a 788 set (recap linked above, Lane 52) and Jim Ferguson’s 288-247-220 for a 755 (also on recap, Lane 50). Nice bowling! 🎳👍
More on the 300 game mentioned above later. 😉
Lewis Bennett rolls 297, “T-Bone” Roberson 277 in Rhythm & Bowling
April in the Rhythm & Bowling league ended on a strong note for Lewis Bennett, as he rolled a 297 game, and Tom “T-Bone” Roberson had a good 277 game of his own. Nice bowling, guys! 🎳🙂
Jon Hester throws 290/785, Ray Fischer 279, Cam Kaestner 270 in Patriots league
Last week’s Patriots league scores were headlined by a 290-226-269 effort by Jon “Hoss” Hester (see recap, Lane 38), and also featured a 279 game from Ray Fischer and a 270 from Cam Kaestner (see high scores). Great bowling! 🎳😊
Apr. 28 Brunswick Mixed recap (with standings update)
Last week’s bowling, frame-by-frame
I seemed to be at least decent through two games, except that I couldn’t make a 10 pin to close it out, and I hit the skids in the third game, to the point where I thought I needed a ball change. Whatever it was, I was definitely fishing for the pocket, and it hurt us.
Result: 186-177-114=477
Average (81 games): 167
Average for last 9 games: 166
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 509
It turned out my team got the worst of bad lanes, but we managed to win the second game.
Interactive standings after Week 29 (Week 13 of 2nd half)
Creeden’s Mustangs are in 11th, 18 points behind the leaders, Last Empire, who lead Never Lucky by a point, 10th Frame Magic by a point-and-a-half, and BBOB, our opponents tomorrow night by 5.5 points. As this is the penultimate week of the 2nd half, here are the other matchups: Last Empire vs. 10th Frame Magic, and Never Lucky vs. Maggie’s Warriors.
Kevin did manage to sweep the board in the men’s “B” division last week (see standing sheet page).
Shawn Coles tosses 300 in Brunswick Mixed
Going the opposite of the usual and recognizing my league secretary first, with the trey last week, which his wife captured not just the last strike, but the three strikes in the 10th, on video and sent my way. As the only thing he wasn’t on yet was Instagram, I decided to put him there first:
Congrats buddy! 🎳😁👍
2020-21 Brunswick Mixed Week 28 standings update
Interactive standings after Week 28 (Week 12 of 2nd half)
Creeden’s Mustangs are in 11th place, 17 points behind the leaders, Never Lucky, who lead Last Empire by a point and 10th Frame Magic and BBOB by 3.5 points. Maggie’s Warriors are the opponents tonight.
Note: If Last Empire wins the second half, there would be no roll-off, as they won the first half.
Happily for me, my 218 was good for the high scratch and handicap (246) game of the week in the men’s “D” division last week (see standing sheet page).
Chris Zalewski 288, John O’Donnell 280 lead Apr. 18 Rhythm & Bowling scoring
Nobody had a good set a week ago in the Rhythm & Bowling league, however, for four of their games, they did their best Patriots league impression: Chris Zalewski led the charge with a 288, John O’Donnell posted a 280, Mo Wideman a 277, and Kris Higgins, not least, a 276 (see high scores). Good job guys! 🎳😎
Mike Trent Jr. rolls 278/762, Jim Ferguson 279 in Patriots league
Mike Trent Jr. had the biggest night of last week in the Patriots league, going 256-228-278 for 762 (see recap, Lane 38), and Jim Ferguson (as usual), also checked in with a 279 game (see high scores). Nice bowling! 🎳🙂
Apr. 21 Brunswick Mixed recap
Last week’s bowling, frame-by-frame
This was one of those cases when all of my score was in one game, because I either couldn’t make shots or lost carry after the first game. The unkindest cut was at the end, with three open frames (the last two splits) when I still could have saved something out of it.
Result: 218-147-144=509
Average (78 games): 168
Average for last 9 games: 163
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 563
Kevin did return last week, which was why my spirits were immediately better. The team did manage to take first and third games and total.
Sammy Wong rolls 278 in Brunswick Mixed
And a member of the first half winners, Last Empire, Sammy Wong, posted a 278 game last week in my league. WTG! 🎳👍
2020-21 Brunswick Mixed Week 27 standings update
Interactive standings after Week 27 (Week 11 of 2nd half)
Creeden’s Mustangs are in 11th, 17 points behind the leaders, Never Lucky, who lead Last Empire by a point, BBOB by 2.5 points, and 4 On 9 Man and 10th Frame Magic by 3.5 points. Motley Crew will provide our opposition tonight. Note: There are four weeks remaining in the second half, as we count our roll-off as our 32nd week.
Randi did have the high handicap series in the women’s “A” division last week (noted on this page of the standing sheet).
Anthony Green fires 277 in Rhythm & Bowling
Here’s a shout-out to Anthony Green for a 277 last week (Apr. 11) in the Rhythm & Bowling league (see high scores). WTG! 🎳👍
Jim Ferguson scores 279/751, Stan Lewis 279, Shane Litchfield 278 in Patriots league
Recapping last week in the Patriots league, Jim Ferguson had the biggest night, going 225-279-247 for a 751 (recap, Lane 47), with Stan Lewis also checking in with a 279 and Shane Litchfield a 278 (per the high scores). Good bowling, guys! 🎳😁
Apr. 14 Brunswick Mixed recap
My Week 27 bowling, frame-by-frame
I might have had a little bit of a “hangover” effect from last week in the first game, but I cleaned up the single-pin mistakes the rest of the night and had better games the rest of the night from there. The second game was about as hard as I can ever remember working for a clean game, except for maybe one (I don’t remember exactly when) in which I had to convert a couple of splits to stay clean.
Result: 148-195-171=514
Average (75 games): 168
Average for last 9 games: 168
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 565
Lisa was officially removed from the team (😢), and we were again without Kevin. Our fortunes were brighter, however, winning second and third games and total.
Junji Zhang posts 274 in Pepsi league
He can comment on Facebook about how he got to the score, if he wishes, since it’s an unusual one, but Junji Zhang posted a 274 game the other night in the Pepsi league, which he suggested was also his personal high (see high scores). Good bowling! 🎳🙂
Kris Higgins throws 278 in Rhythm & Bowling
Backlogged due to posting lag: Kris Higgins had a 278 game on Easter Sunday (Apr. 4) in the Rhythm & Bowling league (see high scores). Good shooting, man! 🎳😎
Taylor Sinkler records 673 in TNBA league
Taylor Sinkler continued to have the best season of the Westgate women last Friday in the TNBA league, posting 213-247-213 for a 673 set (recap, Lane 52; Note: Was bowled on different pair because of league’s social distancing rule). Nice bowling! 🎳🙂
(Editor’s note: I finally did get up to Westgate last Friday night to visit with Taylor.)
Paris Cook, “T-Bone” Roberson hit 299, Aaron Major 279 in Patriots league
There was a relative paucity of scoring in the Patriots league last week, but both Paris Cook and Tom “T-Bone” Roberson flirted with perfect games, both leaving one on the deck with the last shot. Also, Aaron Major had one of his more usual good games with a 279 (see high scores). Good bowling guys! 🎳😎
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