My Week 31 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

I had a night tonight where I did a lot of things right, mainly put strikes together and not give away pins on single-pin misses. Most of my trouble came with more than one pin on the deck, but I still managed to convert a couple of splits. I probably wanted the start of the first game back, where I had back-to-back washouts on the same lane.

Result: 153-198-185=536
Average (93 games): 169
Average for last 9 games: 174
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 519

Composite average (174 games): 167

Team won three of four, with Donald going over average all three games and Barry getting a 517 series. The last game was winnable, where I could have put the screws to the other anchor if I threw the first strike in the 10th; I threw a good shot and I just got a bad break on the 10.

After winning four points from Adam & Steve, Pin Pals are in 6th place and will bowl against OSIMAS, who are tied for 4th with Bowling Stones, two points ahead of us. Ten Is Enough are the new leaders, with Where Is B? three points behind in 2nd and Suzy’s Crew four points behind in 3rd. Macs won the first half, so a roll-off is guaranteed, at a time to be decided after bowling Sunday night.

Mad Blogger & Co. won five points from the first place team, Pay the Lineage, and we are now six points out of the lead in fourth place, two points behind Team 2 for second, and a point behind Little Lebowski for third with three weeks left.

My Week 29 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

I’d probably like to have the second game back tonight, but the other two were better, and really the first time in a while I’ve had two decent games out of the three (if you consider 190+ decent).

Result: 204-136-193=533
Average (81 games): 164
Average for last 9 games: 169
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 531

Composite average (171 games): 167

Lee couldn’t go again because of his knee. Team won the two games I did well in, but we got smoked in the other one for total. I’m hoping the four points keeps us in the top half of the standings.

After winning three points from Lost Empire 2, Seven Deadly Pins are in a tie for 10th with Spare Us, 10 points behind Creeden’s Mustangs, who are a point and a half ahead of 4 BAGA + 1 and four ahead of Sweet Rolls, Steak and Lettuce, and Lickety Splits, whom I’ve mentioned bowl against us Wednesday night.

After winning four points from The Minions 2, Pin Pals are tied for 5th with Bowling Stones, eight points behind a tie for the lead between Suzy’s Crew and Ten Is Enough, with Where Is B? in 3rd a point behind and OSIMAS six behind in 4th. For opponents, my team is bowling Adam & Steve Sunday, with the two leaders bowling against each other, Where Is B? against OSIMAS, and Bowling Stones against Pinknockers.

My Week 30 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

I ran into carrydown tonight, which not only made my ball labor to get to the pocket, but also made my left side spares a mystery, and I had plenty of those. Two splits to end the third game prevented that game from being better.

Result: 170-136-155=461
Average (90 games): 169
Average for last 9 games: 168
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 545

Composite average (168 games): 167

Team won the first two games by a total of 123 pins and still had to hang on to win total by 47. Si had one of his best nights of the season, nearly getting 500.

I made two finals in brackets last week, winning them both, over Shawn Coles and Jim Andersen.

Elsewhere in the league, one of the league’s long-timers, Steve Geddes, bowled his first 600 series tonight, using a 221 last game to get a 605. We bowl his team, Lickety Splits, next week.

Mad Blogger & Co. won five points (first & third games, plus total) from Chico’s Bail Bonds, and we are now tied for 4th with The Pin Pals, nine points behind Pay the Lineage, who are seven points ahead of Team 2 and Little Lebowski. Our effort was aided by Fin09’s 290 first game.

Yes, we bowled on Easter…

My Week 28 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

I did just enough tonight to maintain my +1 score for next week. There were more open frames in the first two games, but a double in each of them, as well. A couple of 10 pin misses did in the third game.

Result: 161-167-167=495
Average (78 games): 164
Average for last 9 games: 168
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 569

Composite average (165 games): 167

Lee was having an issue with his slide knee tonight, so didn’t bowl, and we did just well enough to split the points 4-4, with us winning the first and third games. The strike in the 10th third game came with the game nearly tied, and a spare by the other anchor would have forced me to come up with a second one, but he missed the spare.

After winning a point from Mixed Nuts, Seven Deadly Pins are in a tie in points for 11th with three other teams, 10 points behind Creeden’s Mustangs, who lead Steak and Lettuce by two points, 4 BAGA + 1 by 2.5 points, and three teams by five points. Lost Empire 2 will be our opponents Wednesday night.

UPDATE: Updating the weekly high scores, I had the high scratch series in the men’s “C” division last week.

My Week 29 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

I had one of my most consistent nights of the season, with only one open in each game, and I could blame at least one of those on a bad break where I hit the spare perfectly, but had the 4 wrap around the 7 on a cluster. This is my third high series of the season in this league, where I shot my high series (578) twice.

Result: 186-188-196=570
Average (87 games): 170
Average for last 9 games: 178
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 586

Composite average (162 games): 167

Team won first game, but it was a matter of one bowler on the other team getting hot in one game to win the second and third games. Even with the highest average bowler on the other team having a 235 game, I was still high on the pair for the night.

After winning four points from Where Is B?, Pin Pals stand in 4th place, 12 points behind Suzy’s Crew, who lead Where Is B? by seven points and Ten Is Enough by eight points. The Minions 2 will be Sunday night’s opponents. There are three weeks left in the season.

Individually, Lee had the high series last week with a 676.

Mad Blogger & Co. won four points from The Pin Pals, but did it in the less common manner, tying the first game and winning the third by enough for total. We now stand in 4th place, 12 points behind Pay the Lineage, who now lead both Team 2 and Little Lebowski by 10 points. The team had the high team series of the week, and TimL had the individual high game and high game and series over-average.

Bowling without me, my team lost the first and third games by single-digit pins, but won the second game by 33 pins, so we got four points out of the match. Of course, the usual standings update will come soon.

I was unable to get out to Westgate Lanes today in time to pre-bowl for Sunday night ahead of the Friday night leagues, so I will be taking my absentee score. It will be the first time I haven’t either had normal participation or a pre-bowl in one of my leagues since I returned to league bowling in the summer of 2008.

After failing to win points against Spare Us, Seven Deadly Pins fell into a tie in points for 11th with Has Beens, seven points behind Creeden’s Mustangs, who are a point ahead of Steak and Lettuce and Sweet Rolls, two ahead of Lickety Splits, and 2.5 ahead of 4 BAGA + 1. We bowl against Mixed Nuts next week.

My Week 28 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

This was really a good night except for a stretch of eight straight frames without a mark, six of them coming to start a trainwreck of a second game, in which only my late marks saved my 100. The third game was much better, almost making it a “century”.

Result: 173-112-203=488
Average (84 games): 169
Average for last 9 games: 168
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 556

Composite average (159 games): 166

Team ran into a couple of hot bowlers on the other team, the first of whom was better than 100 over his average on the night, and, as a result, it was hard for my team to win points.

Before I left, I heard that Gary Szeto of Sweet Rolls bowled his first 700 series tonight, so congrats to him. 🙂

After winning six points from The 3 Stooges, Pin Pals moved into 5th place, 14 points behind Suzy’s Crew, who lead Where Is B? (Sunday night’s opponents) by nine points, and The 3 Stooges and Ten Is Enough by 12 points.

With NEBA here this weekend, I’ll likely not be a normal participant in the league and will either pre-bowl or take my absent score, with the final decision being made Friday afternoon. I will post Friday if I pre-bowl.

Helped by a 30-clean night from Fin09, Mad Blogger & Co. won all seven from Little Lebowski and now stand in 4th place, 11 points behind Pay the Lineage, who lead Little Lebowski by seven points and Team 2 by 10 points. The team had the high team game (second game) for a second straight week.

My Week 26 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

Tonight was rather disappointing, as I never put together two strikes, and had some spare misses in the last game that left me only a pin over average on the night. Three single pin misses, and none were the 10.

Result: 174-171-148=493
Average (75 games): 164
Average for last 9 games: 163
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 569

Composite average (156 games): 166

Lee shot 738 tonight, but the real strength of the first game was Rachel, who had her personal best 185. Team won the first two games and hung on to win total by four pins.

After winning three points from Team 14, Seven Deadly Pins moved into a tie in points for 9th with Lost Empire 2 and Right Turn Clyde, four points behind the new leaders, Creeden’s Mustangs, who lead Lickety Splits by a point, 4 BAGA + 1 by point and a half, and Steak and Lettuce and Sweet Rolls by two points. Spare Us will be our Wednesday night opposition.

After winning all eight points from Macs, Pin Pals stand in a tie in points for 5th place with Bowling Stones, 14 points behind Suzy’s Crew, who lead Where is B? by five points and The 3 Stooges (our opponents Sunday night) by eight points.

Individually, Lee had both the high game (258) and series (706) of the week in the league.