Apr. 11 Brunswick Mixed recap

My Week 31 bowling, frame-by-frame

I’ve been feeling much better, but my bowling scores didn’t necessarily show it until last night, which was on the pair I’ve been killing this season. The first game was rougher, but I was clean the rest of the night after making a ball change in the 9th frame of that game. Also, none of the open frames in the first game were on single pins.

Result: 174-206-248=628
Average (87 games): 181
Average for last 9 games: 184
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 631

Composite average (162 games): 180

Si was absent, and Tom was up and down, but did shoot 265 first game to help us win the point. My third game allowed us to win that point and total (by 75 pins).

2017-18 Week 31 league standings update

My standings update, after Week 31:

  • Brunswick Mixed: After splitting 2-2 with Striking Gentlemen, Let’s Mix Em Up is in a tie for 7th place with Dawg Pound and Gutt Er Done, nine points behind Creeden’s Mustangs, who lead Sweet Rolls by 1.5 points, Minds in the Gutter (tomorrow night’s opponents) by three points, and Last Empire by four points. Tom had high scratch and handicap game last week in men’s “C”, and Si swept the high scores in men’s “D”.
  • Sunday Niters: After failing to win points against Broads With Balls, The Three Stooges are in 6th place, 21 points behind Broads With Balls, who lead Ten Is Enough (Sunday night’s opponents) by eight points, Suzy’s Crew by 15 points, and We Don’t Give a Split by 16 points. Note: The league didn’t vote a prize for a league champion, so there will only be payouts by half-season and no roll-off.

Apr. 8 Sunday Niters recap

My Week 27 bowling, frame-by-frame

Carry was a major issue tonight, as I left 13 single pins, 10 of which were corner pins. I missed four of the single pins, but, on a lot of nights, I wouldn’t have had to shoot them. The second game was almost clean, despite the big split, as I slid the 6 in the vicinity of the 7.

Result: 143-177-161=481
Average (75 games): 180
Average for last 9 games: 165
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 559

Composite average (159 games): 180

Peter returned tonight, but we still lost all eight to first place.

Peter Cappola shoots 300, Kevin Thibeault 298, Rob Young 279 in 2018 Brockton city tournament

There were a couple of honor games today on Day 1 of the Brockton city tournament, Kevin Thibeault’s 298 in doubles, and Peter Cappola’ 300 game in singles, the video of which I present below:

Good bowling, guys! 🙂

Update: Rob Young told me that, in singles, he had the back 11 after leaving the 8-10 for a 279. Good recovery! 🙂

Apr. 4 Brunswick Mixed recap

My Week 30 bowling, frame-by-frame

While this is a different night if I make more of my single pins, I did have a decent game in a game other than the first, and carry was more the issue in the third.

Result: 150-196-147=493
Average (84 games): 180
Average for last 9 games: 164
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 626

Composite average (156 games): 180

I didn’t remember Si shooting 500 since we started bowling together again, but he did last night with a 515, thanks to a 213 third game. We won the third game, and total came down to the other anchor getting pins off a spare, which he didn’t. Tom also chipped in a 234 third game and had a 549.

2017-18 Week 30 league standings update

The usual standings update; post will be updated with Sunday Niters when available:

  • Brunswick Mixed: After splitting 2-2 with Party of Six, Let’s Mix Em Up is now tied with that team for 8th place, nine points behind Creeden’s Mustangs, who lead Minds in the Gutter by a point, Spare Change by three points, and Sweet Rolls by 3.5 points. Striking Gentlemen are tonight’s opponents. Our 1,186 was high team handicap game, Tom swept the high scores in the men’s “C” division, and Si had high handicap game in men’s “D”.
  • Sunday Niters: After winning two points from Adam & Steve (Team 4 on Bowler Express), The 3 Stooges are tied for 4th place with Suzy’s Crew, 13 points behind Broads With Balls (Sunday night’s opponents), who lead Ten Is Enough by two points and Here For Beer by 12 points. The LeagueSecretary.com sheet wasn’t available at the time of this post, but I don’t think either Ed or I figured in the week’s high scores.

Apr. 1 Sunday Niters recap

My Week 26 bowling, frame-by-frame

This was about the same as Wednesday night, but with worse scores. I again lost steam in the third game, with splits adding to a poor spare game, in which I missed the only 10 pins that I missed.

Result: 182-169-126=477
Average (72 games): 181
Average for last 9 games: 170
Next weeks AVG+1 score: 572

Composite average (153 games): 181

Peter was absent, but should return next week. Team won the first game, but lost the other two and total (by 71 pins).

Mar. 28 Brunswick Mixed recap

My Week 29 bowling, frame-by-frame

I definitely felt better out there tonight, particularly in the first game, with my full sister, who’d never seen me as a real bowler, on hand for moral support. I maybe should have been over average tonight, but a bad third game, in which I wasn’t making spares, cost me that.

Result: 221-179-135=535
Average (81 games): 180
Average for last 9 games: 170
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 576

Composite average (150 games): 181

Kathy made a lineup change in the week I missed, with Tom and Si swapping spots, and the change seemed to help everyone, as I was the only one under average tonight. I do need to make special mention of Tom, who had 289-205-254 for a 748, with the game and series both personal highs.

As for the points, we crushed the first game (1,186 with handicap), but lost the other two by a total of just 34 pins for a 2-2 split. Series was 3,239 with handicap, and I don’t remember any of my teams with that high a total for one night.

Mar. 25 JBSC results

The Junior Bowling Sport Challenge visited Westgate Lanes last Sunday, and I’ll first give the stepladder results, per their post on Facebook:

U20 boys

  1. Eldon Dunbar
  2. Brandon Vallone
  3. William Weidlich
  4. Mike Puzo
  5. Kevin Clark
  6. Ryan Constantine

U20 girls

  1. Lexia Stolakis
  2. Kaitlynn Crawford
  3. Jada Bassette

U15 boys

  1. Nate Purches
  2. Sam Blanchette
  3. Randal Dunbar
  4. Alex King
  5. Paul West

U15 girls

  1. Sydney Reardon
  2. Mia Stolakis

U12 (boys & girls)

  1. Justin Goodspeed
  2. Lea Whittey
  3. Nolan Herron

The group also reported Westgate’s Ethan Reyes as the shootout (one ball, low score eliminated) winner.

Per Tom Hankey’s post, Kegel Boardwalk was the lane condition.

Congrats to everyone! 🙂

Nathan Crouse slams 300/833, Qwadaris Rembert 300/812 in Pepsi league

Not quite back to Pepsi league yet, but two bowlers had nights of note last night, as Nathan Crouse posted 277-256-300 for an 833, and Qwadaris Rembert 235-300-277 for an 812. Some notes to come, but a couple of videos, first, starting with one Brian Gaskill provided of Nathan’s 300:

And a video Qwadaris posted on his Facebook:

And the notes:

  • Nathan’s 833 beat Jon Hester’s 824 of last season, and conditions this year are supposed to be a little tougher, though I was told they were pretty soft last night.
  • And Nathan led his team, Rick O’Shea, to a 1,061 third game and 2,950 series, both of which are over the USBC reporting threshold for team scores.

Congrats guys! 🙂

2017-18 Week 29 league standings update

Just updating one league, as the other postponed last week due to weather:

  • Sunday Niters: The Three Stooges won four points from Here for the Beer and are now in 4th place, nine points behind Broads With Balls, who lead Ten Is Enough by four points and Here For the Beer by eight points. Adam & Steve will be Sunday night’s opponents.

 

Shawn Hagan & Dave Chalifoux take NAT doubles title in Malden

Mar 2018 NAT doubles
Finalists of the Mar. 25 NAT doubles event at Town Line Luxury Lanes (L-R): Champions Dave Chalifoux & Shawn Hagan, runners-up Jose Perez & Lance Mugford (Photo courtesy of Northeast Amateur Tournament)

According to the updated newsletter, Pepsi league regulars Shawn Hagan & Dave Chalifoux won yesterday’s Northeast Amateur Tournament doubles event at Town Line Luxury Lanes in Malden, defeating Jose Perez & Lance Mugford, 520-480 (with handicap), in the final match.

Congrats guys! 🙂

2018 Brockton youth association honor squad results

Delayed, but here are this year’s Brockton youth association honor squad results (scores are with handicap except for the scratch division):

100 & under

  1. TJ Nadeau 716
  2. Ryan Beeson 714

101-120

  1. Aaron Cochrane 732
  2. Matthew Hochberg 707

121-140

  1. Jessica Blyth 749
  2. Alex Nicol 699

141-160 & 161-180 (combined)

  1. Cody Esdale 719

181 & over

  1. Chris Zalewski 633

Scratch

  1. Ethan Reyes 634

Awards will be given out at the season-end banquet on May 12. Congrats to all of the winners.

Dave Kullas fires 300/855 in Hyannis

Pepsi league regular Dave Kullas posted on his Facebook that he had a 276-279-300 performance for an 855 set last night in his league in Hyannis, the Dave Smith Memorial Classic. Seems he was also wearing a hat from when Dave Smith’s family owned the place, as the Ryan Family Amusements there will be closing soon.

Sorry to hear about the closing, but good bowling, anyway. 🙂