The usual league standings update, after Week 11:

• Brunswick Mixed: After winning all four from Striking Gentlemen, Let’s Mix Em Up are the leaders, by a point over Stuck With Us, 3.5 points over Creeden’s Mustangs, and five points over Party of Five, Dawg Pound, and Last Empire. Minds in the Gutter are tonight’s opposition. Brian swept the scratch and handicap high scores in the men’s “B” division, and I’m thinking he won the division in our annual “Turkey Bowl” (most over average in each division the week before Thanksgiving week).
• Sunday Niters: After winning six points from Broads With Balls, The 3 Stooges are in 5th, eight points behind Ten Is Enough (who we bowl against on Sunday night), who lead Suzy’s Crew and Ball Busterz by four points and Here For Beer by six points.

As indicated by the above photo, Pepsi has assumed sponsorship of the Monday night classic league at Westgate Lanes, with the new name of the Pepsi-Cola Classic. I was told by a management source that Pepsi increased the added money in the prize fund over what the old sponsor was providing, with the old sponsor’s check being returned. Harry’s Westgate Pub continues to be the league’s co-sponsor.

My Week 11 bowling, frame-by-frame

It was a struggle to put anything together tonight, as the only time I had consecutive strikes was in the 10th frame of the second game (and a situation where they came on the same lane). My run of single-pin spares made was stopped at 35 with a 10 pin miss, but that was also my only missed single pin of the night.

Result: 141-171-162=474
Average (33 games): 175
Average for last 9 games: 175
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 551

Composite average (63 games): 176

The second game was a disappointment, as that was Ed’s low game of a 569 night. Team did win the other two games and total.

My Week 11 bowling, frame-by-frame

I was probably due to come back down after consecutive 600s in this league, but, if coming back down still meant I hit my +1 score, as it did tonight, I’d take it. Splits were mostly my undoing tonight, but I did convert on two of them (a 3-9-10 and a 5-7), and I’ve now made 33 consecutive single pins between my two leagues.

Result: 187-156-221=564
Average (30 games): 178
Average for last 9 games: 204
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 561

Composite average (60 games): 177

Brian was our real star tonight, as he had 254-211-265 for a personal high 730 series tonight. Team won all four.

Updating my league standings after Week 10; Brunswick Mixed will be based on the BowlerExpress standing sheet rather than LeagueSecretary:

• Brunswick Mixed: After splitting 2-2 with Party of Five, Let’s Mix Em Up is in 2nd place, two points behind the leading Stuck With Us, with Creeden’s Mustangs 4.5 points behind the lead in 3rd, Last Empire five behind in 4th, and three teams six behind in a tie for 5th. For the weekly high scores, I had the high handicap game and second high handicap series for the men. My team bowls against Striking Gentlemen tomorrow night. Update: In my division (men’s “B”), only Kevin Stiger’s 684 scratch series was higher than my scores. The 269 scratch game is now also high for the season in the division.
• Sunday Niters: After winning six points from the vacant, The 3 Stooges are 12 points behind the leaders, Ten Is Enough, who lead three teams, Ball Busterz, Here For Beer, and Suzy’s Crew, by eight points. Broads With Balls will be Sunday night’s opponents.

My Week 10 bowling, frame-by-frame

I was really second-guessing my ball choice in the first game tonight, as I thought I had a look with the Marvel Pearl, but underperformed, and I bowled much better when I went back to the Tropical Breeze (which I started practice with). All of my spare misses again were with multiple pins standing.

Result: 131-189-200=520
Average (30 games): 177
Average for last 9 games: 174
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 563

Composite average (57 games): 177

I sunk my team in the first game, as we were under the 498 we needed to win the points against the vacant. Peter did return tonight, and had a 251 third game to help cover for Ed.

My Week 10 bowling, frame-by-frame

I’m on a nice little heater on Wednesday night right now. The BowlSK sheet linked above has the “best since” for my second game and series noted, but it should be said that I was thinking 700 after the second game, but just didn’t put enough quality shots together to end it. Once again, I made every single-pin spare, so worrying about not making those was not on my mind.

Result: 204-269-173=646
Average (27 games): 177
Average for last 9 games: 197
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 558

Composite average (54 games): 177

After winning the first game comfortably, my team really needed me in the second game to take the point; unfortunately, our opponents won the third game by enough to steal total for the 2-2 split.

Junior informed me Monday night that he has selected Route 66 as the second quarter lane condition for the Coke league (and news coming about the league name soon). As usual, the link is to the top-view graph.

My league standings update after Week 9:

• Brunswick Mixed: After winning three points from Stuck With Us in a position round, Let’s Mix Em Up is a point behind them in 2nd place, with Last Empire three points behind the lead in 3rd and Dawg Pound four points behind in 4th. Party of Five are tomorrow night’s opponents.
• Sunday Niters: After splitting four and four with Here For Beer, The 3 Stooges are 12 points behind the leaders, Ten Is Enough, in 5th place. Here For Beer and Ball Busterz are tied, four points behind the lead, in 2nd, with Suzy’s Crew eight points behind in 4th. Adam & Steve, essentially a vacant team now, are Sunday night’s opponents.

My Week 9 bowling, frame-by-frame

I was due for a “correction” the other way on Wednesday night, and I got it tonight with my most consistent night of the season. I had no more than two open frames in a game (2nd game), and only missed one single pin (the 7 that started the night) and one other makeable (a bucket). Of my strikes, only two were not part of a string.

Result: 216-201-213=630
Average (24 games): 172
Average for last 9 games: 184
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 535

Composite average (48 games): 173

One of our opponents had a higher series than me, but we still won 1st and 3rd games and total from first place in a position round, so we’re now within a point of the lead.

Updating my league standings after Week 8; Sunday Niters will be added later…

• Brunswick Mixed: After winning a point from Living on a Spare, Let’s Mix Em Up is in 2nd place, three points behind Stuck With Us, who we bowl against tomorrow night in a position round. Dawg Pound is five points behind the lead in 3rd, and Creeden’s Mustangs 5.5 points behind the lead in 4th.
• Sunday Niters: After winning two points from We Don’t Give a Split, The 3 Stooges are tied for 5th with Suzy’s Crew, eight points behind a tie for the lead between Ten Is Enough and Here For Beer (Sunday night’s opponents). Ball Busterz are two points behind the lead in 3rd, and We Don’t Give a Split six behind in 4th.

My Week 8 bowling, frame-by-frame

Just about anything I did tonight would have better than last week’s disaster, but this wasn’t what I had in mind, because I only had a double in the first and second games, and paid a penalty on most of my bad shots. I also didn’t close out well, because the second game was the only time I threw three balls in the 10th.

Result: 159-169-142=470
Average (24 games): 175
Average for last 9 games: 162
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 544

Composite average (45 games): 171

Peter was absent for a third week, so we had to take a vacant instead of his blind. Ed had a 208 second game, and that produced the only two points we won.

My Week 8 bowling, frame-by-frame

Not quite what I had in mind to bounce back from Sunday night, but I was at least reasonably happy with my third game, which had a late double to cover one open frame. It was also a better night on my 10 pin, missing only one out of four.

Result: 164-139-195=498
Average (21 games): 166
Average for last 9 games: 168
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 502

Composite average (42 games): 172

Ralph and Brian had good first games for the only game we won tonight.

Updating my league standings; I reserve the right to add the Sunday Niters update later:

• Brunswick Mixed: After winning four points from Spare Us, Let’s Mix ‘Em Up is in 2nd place, a point behind Stuck With Us for the lead, with Dawg Pound two points behind the lead in 3rd, Creeden’s Mustangs 3.5 points behind in 4th, and 5 Spares four points behind in 5th. Livin on a Spare will be our opponents tomorrow night, with a position round looming next week.
• Sunday Niters: After losing all eight points to Ball Busterz (and I failed to mention it was a position round previously), The 3 Stooges are six points behind that team in 4th, with Ten Is Enough and Here For Beer tied for 2nd, four points behind the lead. We Don’t Give A Split are this week’s opponents.