After winning three of four points from “The Girly Man,” “Spare Parts” stand in 14th place, eight points behind a tie for first between “Dee’s Boys III” and “The Incredibowls.” The tie for first is a point ahead of “Split Happens.” “The Mustangs,” who are immediately ahead of us, are this week’s opposition.

After failing to win a point against “Deadwood,” “Spare Parts” now stand in 14th place, eight points behind “The Incredibowls,” who lead by a point over “Dee’s Boys III,” “Angry Birds,” and “Split Happens.” “The Girly Man” provides our opposition tonight.

“The Four Stooges” won five of seven from Team 8, creating a tie with that team for 7th, 6 points behind a three-way tie between “Jocks Rolling Rocks,” Team 3, and “X-Rated,” with “The Fifth Element” sitting three points back of the lead.

After winning a single point from “The Doables,” “Spare Parts” are now in a tie for 13th with “Deadwood” (our opponents tomorrow night), five points behind “Sweet Rolls,” who lead “Angry Birds” and “The Incredibowls” by a point two weeks into the second half.

“The Four Stooges” lost all seven points to Team 3, and was the only real team to lose all of the points, which puts us in 9th place. “Front 9” won all seven against the vacant this week, so they’re tied with Team 3 atop the standings after one week.

My Week 20 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

It was a difficult night for adjustment tonight, as I wasn’t making much sense of my ball reaction, making it tough to decide what to do. The cause was likely an inconsistent release, as it showed in my spare game with my ball backing up on a number of my left side spares.

Result: 162-150-157=469
Average (60 games): 174
Average for last 9 games: 165
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 533

Team won one point against our actual opponents, “The Doables.” Pat was the bright spot of the night, with two games in the 150s to go 82 over-average.

I felt it worthy to note here that Eileen, my former teammate, had both her first 200 game (213) and first 500 series (515) tonight. WTG! 😀

As noted earlier, “Spare Parts” took one point to start the second half, and “The Girly Man,” “Deadwood,” and “Heavy Metal” also won a single point, with my team having the pinfall edge (the tie is for 10th). “Split Happens,” “The Mustangs,” and “Kickin Ass” were the teams that won all four this week. “The Incredibowls” provide our opposition tonight.

The winter virtual league session has begun, and I find myself again on the team numbered 4. My teammates this time are “dgordon0408,” “mmalsed,” and “slowdown.” The team took my suggestion of the name, “The Four Stooges,” a nod to a team name from one of my first leagues. It’ll be a sprint, as I only announced a ten-week schedule for the league.

My Week 19 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

As noted in the BowlSK comment, I made an adjustment outside of my comfort zone that helped: Moving out a bit and throwing the ball with less axis rotation. It was a good spare game night, too, as most of the spares I missed were tougher ones.

Result: 176-191-182=549
Average (57 games): 175
Average for last 9 games: 175
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 537

I had the last four strikes in the second game to win the point for my team, our only one of the night.

Because only one game was forfeited last week, I wasn’t sure how the points would work out, but I can say now that “Spare Parts” won the point for series total despite losing the forfeited game and two actual games. The result was that we ended in 10th place, 14 points behind “Dee’s Boys III,” the winners of the first half. The second half starts for us tonight against “Angry Birds.”

My Week 18 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

Made a bad ball choice early in the night, thinking I needed my Marvel Pearl when I probably could’ve used my Hy-Road all along, and I eventually had to go to my Tropical Breeze. It may not have looked it, but I think I did make progress picking up my left side, particularly throwing my spare ball at my single 7 pin.

Result: 145-176-153=474
Average (54 games): 175
Average for last 9 games: 176
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 558

Team lost four points, including a forfeit point in the first game after I couldn’t double in the 10th.

With the New Year, I devote the usual post to the high scores for both the men and women at Westgate Lanes during the season in-progress at the unofficial halfway point of the winter season. It will be based on the league standings sheets I have available at press time. High average will be for a minimum of 36 games, and youth bowlers will be included with the adult bowlers if they otherwise qualified.

Men

Average: 241.0; Sean Richard (Thursday Night Patriots, 45 games)
Series: 804; John Kunan (Westgate Mixed)
Game: 300; Alex Major (Coke Classic), Dana Gomes (Brunswick Mixed), Steve Healy, Harry Thibeault, Ed Alfieri (Westgate Mixed), Sean Richard (2), Roy Ellis, Carl Hanson, John Benenato, Mike Trent (Thursday Night Patriots), Nick Sauve (Saturday Seniors [youth])

Women

Average: 212.6; Sandi Litchfield (Westgate Mixed, 48 games)
Series: 749; Sandi Litchfield (Westgate Mixed)
Game: 280; Kris Voss (Thursday Handicap Doubles)

Readers interested in a particular league can check the standings sheets on BowlerExpress at http://www.bowlerexpress.com/4westgate except for the Tuesday Scratch Sportsmen League, which posts only on LeagueSecretary.com

After managing just a point from “WTF!!!”, “Spare Parts” were in a tie for 9th with that team and “Angry Birds.” “The Incredibowls” will be our position week opponents, with a finish of no worse than 13th assured, and a finish of 8th possible. “Dee’s Boys III” just need to win one point from “Sweet Rolls” to secure the roll-off position, with the latter team needing to sweep to force a one-game roll-off for the first half title.

My Week 17 bowling, frame-by-frame (Linked to BowlSK sheet)

I had been sick the last few days, so I was unsure until this afternoon that I’d be bowling, but my fever did break, so I felt I could give it a go, and ended up doing enough to raise my average. Even with that, the only spare I seemed to be lined up for was my single 10, and that only after missing the first two and making an adjustment with the next one I left.

Result: 212-163-183=558
Average (51 games): 176
Average for last 9 games: 183
Next week’s AVG+1 score: 558

Team took the first game, but then we got stomped on in the other two.