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! 🎳😎
Category: Leagues
League recaps
Apr. 7 Brunswick Mixed recap (inc. standings update)
Last week’s bowling, frame-by-frame
I got hit by the “Curse of the Vacant,” as I was feeling off-kilter at the start and never really got untracked all night, with no competition to motivate me. Of the six strikes I threw, only two of those were together, and I missed more spares than I made. The humor I saw in the night is that I hit a “slot machine” score with the fours.
Result: 160-137-147=444
Average (72 games): 168
Average for last 9 games: 171
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 572
Again, I was bowling with just Randi, but we did just well enough to win three points; yes, I cost us the second game. 😢
Interactive standings after Week 26 (Week 10 of 2nd half)
Creeden’s Mustangs are now 17 points behind the leading Never Lucky, who lead Last Empire by a point, BBOB by a point and a half, and 4 On 9 Man and 10th Frame Magic by 3.5 points. Strike Machine will be the opponents tonight.
2020-21 Brunswick Mixed Week 25 league standings update
Interactive standings after Week 25 (Week 9 of 2nd half)
Creeden’s Mustangs are in 11th, 18 points behind a tie for first between Last Empire and Never Lucky, with BBOB 2.5 points behind the tie in 3rd and 10th Frame Magic 3.5 points behind the lead in 4th. We will be bowling for our points against the vacant tonight.
With my handicap added, my 256 last week was the high game in the league’s men’s “D” division last week.
Hakim Emmanuel throws 278 in His & Hers
“Mr. 900” hasn’t disappeared from Westgate, just bowling different leagues, and Hakim checked in with a 278 last night in one of his leagues, the His & Hers Doubles. Good bowling! 🎳🙂
Ed Roberts shoots 700 in Pepsi league
And a score worth noting because of the lane condiition: Ed Roberts had 238-228-234 Monday night in the Pepsi league for 700 on the button (recap, Lane 54; Note: This was actually bowled on 59-60 per the league’s social distancing rules). Nice bowling! 🎳🔥
Curtis Jordan shoots 300 in Rhythm & Bowling
This is likely his first one at Westgate: Curtis “Don’t Call Me Air” Jordan had a 300 last week in the Rhythm & Bowling league. WTG! 🎳🎉
Chris Zalewski posts 300/777, Devon McGregor 298/770, Jessica Lowe 258 in TNBA league
The TNBA league last Friday night saw two big nights, with Chris Zalewski getting the front 22, finishing 300-287-190 for a 777 (recap, Lane 54), and Devon McGregor going 225-298-247 for a 770 (Lane 48 on linked recap). For the women, Jessica Lowe also had a 258 game (see high scores).
Nice bowliing, all! 🎳🙂
Sean Richard 278/791, Keith Kaestner 289 highlight Apr. 1 Patriots league scoring
There was plenty to go with last week in the Patriots league, starting with “Ka$h” posting 278-245-268 for a 791 (see recap, Lane 45) and Jon Hester bowling 279-257-217 for a 753 (same recap, Lane 46; Note: Match actually took place on 53-54 due to breakdown). Keith Kaestner provided the other big highlight of the league’s week, with a 289 game (see high scores), with Mike Major and Stan Lewis also having 279 games, and Mike Trent Jr. a 276.
Nice bowling, all around! 🎳😎
Ray Fischer shoots 266/704 in Pepsi league
Sometimes, a good night in one league sets you up for a big night in another, and that may have been the case for Ray Fischer last week, as, prior to his 300 game in the Pepsi league, he put up 225-266-213 for a 704 set (see recap, Lane 54on the Broadway pattern, which is lane condition for the last quarter of that league’s season. Great night, Ray! 🎳😎
Mar. 31 Brunswick Mixed recap
My Week 25 bowling, frame-by-frame
To my credit, I had my best game of the season (the second game) after a nearly two week layoff due to my feared (but unfounded) COVID exposure. However, with the single-pin spare misses, it was also a missed opportunity, as the fill from making all of my single pins would have given me a 600 series. The detox and polish of the Tropical is still proving to be a good call, however, as it’s giving me my best look, by far.
Result: 181-226-147=554
Average (69 games): 168
Average for last 9 games: 176
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 509
Team had two members absent, but still won the second game against the second half leaders.
Chris Zalewski shoots 289 in Brunswick Mixed
My league wasn’t going to wait for me last week, and I missed a 289 game by one of the “usual suspects”, Chris Zalewski, as a result (see high scores). Good bowling! 🎳😎
Rene Thompson rolls 298/750 in Rhythm & Bowling
Rene Thompson got close to one a week ago Sunday in the Rhythm & Bowling league, with a 298 sandwiched between a 205 and a 247 for a 750 set (see recap, Lane 45). WTG! 🎳😁
Ray Fischer tosses 300/761, Brian Egan 289, Jon Hester 279 in Patriots league
Ray Fischer has been a great competitor at Westgate for many years, and continues to be one even today, proving it last Thursday night in the Patriots league, capping off a night in which he started 215-246 with a 300 for a 761 set (see recap, Lane 49). Brian Egan also had a 289 game that night, and Jon Hester a 279 (see high scores).
Stephen Major, Ray’s grandson, recorded and sent me the video shown below:
Congrats Ray, and nice bowling Brian & Jon! 🎳👏
Stephen Major shoots 300 in EP Tuesday Trios
Time to give a nod to a Westgate bowler who brought an accomplishment away from Westgate to my attention: Stephen Major shot a 300 game in the Tuesday Trios league at East Providence Lanes (see league’s high scores for week). Nice bowling, Stephen! 🎳😎
Jose Garcia fires 289 in TNBA league
Here’s a different name to post about this week: Jose Garcia checked in Friday night with a 289 game in the TNBA league (see high scores). Great bowling! 🎳👌
Ed Grossett rolls 763, Ethan Reyes 278 in Patriots league
Ed Grossett is probably the best back-up bowler (back-up = right-handed, but ball moves left-to-right) in Massachusetts, and maybe in New England. This will be my first mention of him here (at least for a score) since his first 300 game, which came here at Westgate six years ago at the state tournament, as he turned in a fine 255-253-255 for a 763 set Thursday night in the Patriots league (see recap, Lane 41). Also, Ethan Reyes posted a 279 game last week (see high scores).
WTG guys! 🎳👏
Mar. 23 Brunswick Mixed update
For various reasons, I’ve missed posting my own bowling the last couple of weeks, along with updating my league’s standings, so I’ll post my last two BowlSK sheets first:
My bowling was markedly better last Wednesday, particularly the first game, which was my best in quite a while, as it was clean (and you know how I treasure my clean games)! Some of the difference last Wednesday was biting the bullet and getting the Tropical Breeze detoxed and polished, but my spare game was also a bit better than the previous week, particularly where I didn’t miss any single-pin spares. A reset of my averages (overall and moving) and tomorrow night’s +1 score target follow:
Average (66 games): 168
Average for last 9 games: 170
Tomorrow night’s AVG+1 score: 556
Interactive standings after Week 23 (Week 7 of 2nd half)
The team only won one point in the last two weeks, the first game last week, so we remain in 11th (virtual last place). As tomorrow night is a position night, we’ll be bowling the vacant. BBOB have assumed the league lead by a half-point over Last Empire and Never Lucky, with 4 On 9 Man a point behind in 4th place.
Chris Zalewski bowls 275 in Rhythm & Bowling
I’m only noting this score now because this league’s standings sheets lag the others in posting: Chris Zalewski started the month of March in the Rhythm & Bowling league with a 275 game (see high scores). WTG! 😎🎳
Aaron Major 300/807, Brian Egan, Jon Hester 300s lead Mar. 11 Patriots scoring
If you thought Chris Zalewski’s 809 series last Wednesday night was something, the Patriots league wasn’t going to be outdone, as Aaron Major had 300-268-239 for an 807 of his own (Lane 47). While this wasn’t a bigger set than Zalewski’s, it was the scoring by the other bowlers that was the outdoing, as Brian Egan and Jon Hester both threw 300 games in the first game as teammates (see recap on Lane 50), with only Mark Zimmerman’s 224 preventing it from being a team award game (by a pin). All of this made Jim Ferguson’s 278/762 night look paltry by comparison (recap linked on Lane 47 above; see Lane 40).
Great night guys! 🎳😎👏
Chris Zalewski slams 809 in Brunswick Mixed

800 series have historically (at least in my time in the league) been elusive. The other night, however, Chris Zalewski, the gentleman in the photo above, posted 256-278-275 for an 809 set, the recap at the end of the night which is shown below (indirect thanks to Chris’ mother, Tina):

Congrats and great bowling! 🎳🔥👏😎
Peter Colombo throws first 700 in Patriots league

I wanted to call attention to the above recap because another notable Patriots league bowler, joining the league for the first time this season, now has a higher series than me. While not notable as a bowler, this bowler is Peter Colombo (on Lane 37), the head football coach at Brockton High School, who, last week, bowled his first 700 series with a 710, beating my high series ever by three sticks. Peter used to only be able to bowl in the summer because of his fall football commitment. With the football season in some doubt this year due to the COVID pandemic, however, he could join a fall league, and chose the Patriots league because he’d bowled the Monday doubles league and many of the Monday doubles league bowlers were Patriots league bowlers.
As it turned out, Brockton High School will start a football season Saturday with a trip to Durfee in Fall River, and I want to wish Peter and his Boxers the best this season. 🎳🏈❤🖤
2020-21 Brunswick Mixed Week 21 standings update
Interactive standings after Week 21 (Week 5 of 2nd half)
Creeden’s Mustangs is in 11th, 11.5 points behind 4 On 9 Man, who are a point ahead of BBOB, 2.5 points ahead of Spare Us, and 5.5 points ahead of Last Empire and Never Lucky. 10th Frame Magic will be the opponents tonight.
Steve Miller rolls 277 in Pepsi league
A different name to post about this week in the Pepsi league: Steve Miller put up a 277 game Monday night, per the high scores. WTG! 🎳😎
Rene Thompson fires 279, Curtis Jordan 277, John O’Donnell 270 in Rhythm & Bowling
The Rhythm & Bowling league ended February with Rene Thompson posting a 279 game, Curtis Jordan a 277, and John O’Donnell a 270 (see high scores). WTG guys! 🎳👍
Taylor Sinkler shoots 265/666, Paris Cook 279 in TNBA league
Taylor Sinkler has easily been the best woman at Westgate this year, and showed why again last Friday night in the TNBA league, going 202-199-265 for a 666 set (see recap, Lane 58). For the men, Paris Cook wasn’t about to be outdone, chipping in a 279 game himself (see high scores). Good bowling! 🎳👏
Keith Kaestner rolls 299, Joe Bourhill 287/781, Sean Richard, Jim Ferguson 279 in Patriots league
Recapping a big Patriots league night last week, Keith Kaestner had the biggest game of all, with a 299 (see high scores, but Joe Bourhill the biggest night, going 257-237-287 for a 781 (see recap, Lane 33). Wrapping it up, Hall of Famers Sean Richard and Jim Ferguson also had a 279 each as teammates in the first game (see recap, Lane 47). Nice bowling guys! 🎳👏
Shawn Coles bowls 279 in Brunswick Mixed
Always happy when I can write this guy up: My league’s secretary, Shawn Coles, posted a 279 last week. Nice game, sir! 🎳😎
2020-21 Brunswick Mixed Week 20 league standings update
Interactive league standings after Week 20 (Week 4 of 2nd half)
Creeden’s Mustangs are in 11th, nine points behind 4 On 9 Man, who are a point and a half ahead of BBOB, two ahead of Spare Us (our opponents tonight) and four ahead of Never Lucky.
Chris Zalewski shoots 278 in TNBA league
Chris Zalewski had another good game last Friday in the TNBA league, with a 278. WTG! 🎳👍
Brian Egan shoots 290/782, Danny Khuu 756, Omar Butcher 277 in Patriots league
Two of these names will be familiar, but one not so much: Congrats to Brian Egan, who ran the back 11 in the first game, and followed by games of 260 and 232 for a 782 set last week in the Patriots league (see recap, Lane 46). Danny Khuu also went 251-247-258 for a 756 (recap, Lane 34), and Omar Butcher threw a 277 game (see week’s high scores).
Nice bowling guys! 🎳🔥👌
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