The twelfth week of Spring 2025 was anything but business as usual. With the rest of the standings seemingly immobile, the bottom two teas traded places once again. JoAnne Barber claimed this week’s high game (153) and series (373) for the women, while Nick Kinney dominated for the men with a ferocious 210 game and a blazing 577 series. But before the first frame even began, the crowd had something extra to cheer about…

The alley was graced by a surprise visit from some league royalty: Angela Bradford, Bill Krejci, Bob Brunker, and Deena Slinkard! Angela and Bob, founding members from the league’s humble 1999 beginnings, were last regular bowlers in the Covid season, though Bob also subbed during the league’s first season here at St. John’s. Bill and Deena, staples since Fall 2000, haven’t rolled since Spring 2014 and 2009 respectively—but Bill picked up a ball once again as a sub tonight while Deena, Angela, and Bob heckled with the finesse of seasoned pros from the bar.

The eleventh week of Spring 2025 thundered through the lanes like a poorly-timed ball slamming into the pinsetter, though the only change in the standings was a flip of 5th & 6th place. Wifi being down led to Jeremy Varnell ripping off his shirt to offer his back as a writing surface for keeping scores, but fortunately (despite the generous and much-appreciated offer) by the end of the first frame Scoot was finally able to find a spot to place his phone where it got good cell signal and could serve wifi to the scoreboards and all the tablets. JoAnne Barber dazzled with this week’s high game (127) and series (363) for the women, while Nick Kinney lit up the alley with a monstrous 215 game and a 599 series to claim top honors for the men. But the real stories unfolded in the heat of the matchups—let’s roll into the details!

The tenth week of Spring 2025 was nothing short of electrifying. One team clawed their way up the standings ladder, while another took a tumble. A bowler soared to a new personal best series, and also notched a fresh high game. JoAnne Barber claimed this week’s high game (145) and series (405) for the women, while among the men, Dennis Walling brought the thunder with a 237 high game, and Matthew Taylor crushed it with a high series of 572. The tension was high, the stakes even higher—read on for the dramatic details!

The ninth week of Spring 2025 league play came and went, but in a bizarre twist, absolutely nothing changed in the standings. Some say it was a statistical anomaly. Others suspect an elaborate prank. Either way, the scores were real—even if the sense of progress wasn’t. JoAnne Barber rolled the high game (155) and series (403) for the women, while for the men, AJ Hofmann and Matthew Taylor mysteriously tied for the high game (211), as if trying to trick us into seeing double. Meanwhile, Nick Kinney locked in the high series with a 561. Read on for the rest of the story!

We have clawed our way to the halfway mark of the Spring 2025 season, meaning the time to pounce on a championship opportunity is dwindling fast. Week eight saw some teams stretch their paws toward victory, while others took a tumble down the standings. JoAnne Barber scratched out the high game for the women with a 139, while Cat Atwood nimbly leaped to the top with a 391 series. On the men’s side, Seth Gunderson unleashed a ferocious 233 for the high game, and AJ Hofmann roared to high series with a 582. But that’s just the tip of the scratching post—read on for the full rundown!

A nail-biting seventh week of Spring 2025 saw the standings frozen in place, but that didn’t mean the competition was anything less than electrifying. One bowler shattered their personal best, while others clawed for every pin in a battle of grit and determination. JoAnne Barber dominated the women’s lanes with a 132 high game and a 379 series, while Ben Spencer reigned supreme among the men with a jaw-dropping 266 high game and a 645 series.

The sixth week of Spring 2025 was a battlefield of triumph and heartbreak, as two teams clawed their way up the standings while two others stumbled. Amid the chaos, one bowler shattered a personal best series, while another reached a new high game. JoAnne Barber reigned supreme among the women, claiming the week’s high game (124) and series (326), while Aaron Barber dominated the men’s side with a scorching 248 high game and an unstoppable 615 series. By the time the dust settled, the two teams with F-acronyms for names bookended the standings as the Squids found themselves sinking ever so slightly. Read on for all the F-ing details!

The fifth week of Spring 2025 rolled in like a parade full of surprises—some teams catching beads of victory, others dodging the bitter chill of defeat. With a blizzard howling on the horizon, every roll felt like the last chance to heat things up before the storm hit. One team climbed the standings like a float in full swing, while another slipped on the icy reality of the competition. JoAnne Barber dazzled for the women with this week’s high game (158) and series (430), while Ian Estey stormed through the men’s field with a high game (233) and series (587). Now, let’s get to the matchups.

The fourth week of Spring 2025 rolled in under a waning crescent moon, bringing with it an eerie energy that no one could quite shake. Maybe it was the fact that Alex, rather than Kenny, was manning the grill, or the lingering rust from a missed week. Or perhaps it was the bizarre 70-degree temperature swing that had bowlers questioning reality. People who whould have bowled well didn’t, others bowled better than expected, and four of the six teams experienced ties. And by the time it was all over, each of the bottom two teams in the standings saw a member of their team leapfrog up the averages to become the top top players in the league. Whatever the cause, the lanes were filled with strange twists of fate—some teams soared, others stumbled, and one bowler etched their name into personal history.

As Valentine’s week of Spring 2025 unfolded, the lanes became a stage for passion, heartbreak, and the occasional love-hate relationship with the pins. Some teams rose to new heights, their spirits soaring like lovers in a ballroom dance, while others tumbled, left clutching the shattered pieces of their dreams like a poet mourning lost love. JoAnne Barber dazzled with this week’s high game (139) and series (361) for the women, while the ever-charming Nick Kinney swept the men’s high game with a 216, and the illustrious AJ Hofmann stole hearts with a high series of 567. And now, the Tournament of Champions divisions are set—one-on-one duels filled with fierce competition and maybe, just maybe, a touch of romance. Read on for a tale of love, loss, and the pursuit of bowling glory.

The second week of Spring 2025 featured a surprise Dolphin visit, and a mix of triumphs lifting teams to new heights and crushing defeats sending others tumbling. The outcome resulted up an early start to a very familiar looking set of standings and set the stage for what will likely be a tug-of-war between the defending champs and their usual top rivals. JoAnne Barber showcased her dominance with the highest women’s game (184) and series (447), while Nick Kinney put on a show with the top men’s game (220) and series (543). But the numbers only tell part of the story—read on for the dramatic details!

The Spring 2025 season has erupted into action, with six teams stepping onto the lanes for a grueling 16-week battle for the most prestigious prize that doesn’t exist: The GutterAlley Championship Trophy. This week’s spotlights shone on JoAnne Barber, who delivered a stellar high game (139) and series (387) for the women (weird to be able to say that in the plural again), while Dustin Schmeltz unleashed a powerhouse performance with a high game (242) and series (561) for the men. But those were just the highlights—let’s dive into the drama that unfolded!

Welcome to the Spring 2025 bowling season! We start bowling on January, same location and same time as usual. You can submit roster changes until Monday and team names until noon Tuesday.

Here is your Fall 2024 Recap, where you can find out who won all the individual awards plus lots more! Our next season will begin on January 28 2025!

The Fall 2024 season reaches its thrilling conclusion, with Squid Row finally, and we do mean finally, clinching this season’s championship title! It’s a triumph for the team that should have locked this up two weeks ago, making the extended wait a bit exasperating and a little embarrassing for the squid squad. Next week, we’ll gather at our usual time to name award winners, distribute prize money, and enjoy a 9-pin-tap fun night. But first, let’s dive into the events of this stagnated finale, which, despite no shifts in the standings, delivered plenty of drama due to the fact that every game was close and every single game across all three matchups was decided by the last 1-2 rollers in the 10th frame! Furthermore, once the last pair of lanes darkened, came the realization that 5 of the 6 teams ended the season with winning records. Along the way, JoAnne Barber picked up this week’s high game (128) and series (376) for the woman, while Matthew Taylor claimed the men’s high game (248) and series (688). Read on for all the juicy details!

After last week’s tentacular setback, most people and cephalopods assumed this would be the week Squid Row would finally clinch the championship. But a surprising twist partially instigated by Bowls Deep kept the championship just out of reach once again. JoAnne Barber lit up the lanes with a fierce 154 game and a 401 series for the woman, while Nick Kinney’s 232 game and 608 series crowned him king of the men’s leaderboard. The Tournament of Champions is now down to its final eight bowlers, who will clash next week for glory and cash prizes. But first, let’s dive into this week’s battles!

The crisp autumn air was filled with anticipation, as the annual Thanksgiving bowling tournament commenced. The ancient alleys, lit by flickering torchlight, witnessed heroic feats and heart-wrenching defeats. The pins, much like the freshly harvested corn, stood ready to be knocked down, and the teams came prepared to write history in the annals of the game. One pilgrim set a new personal best series. JoAnne Barber picked up this week’s high game (144) and series (390) for the woman, while Dustin Schmeltz earned this week’s high game (232) and series (578) for the men.

The thirteenth week of Fall 2024 turned out to be a rollercoaster of triumph and heartbreak, where strikes lit up the lanes and gutter balls cast long shadows. One bowler achieved a career-defining moment, and the competition saw seismic shifts in the standings. JoAnne Barber captured the woman’s high game (143) and series (384), while Dennis Walling stole the spotlight for the men with a blazing high game (223) and series (580). And while we were all distracted Scootytang — a team that had been in dead last only five ago — has been quietly creeping up the standings and tonight reclaimed a second-place position.

It seems only fitting that about midway through the evening “Dust In the Wind” by Kansas played on the overhead sound system, considering that by the time the dust all settled Dustin Schmeltz landed this week’s high series, swept all the weekly awards, and won his Tournament division too. Meanwhile AJ Hofmann left jaws and balls dropping with his 235 high game as two pairs of teams swapped places in the standings. Let’s dive into the pulse-pounding action!

A sparsely-attended eleventh week of Fall 2024 saw one team climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. One bowler set a new personal best series. Seth Gunderson snagged this week’s high game with a 212, and high series was earned by Ben Spencer with a 577. Scooter is too depressed and horrified to do a proper writeup this week, and if he did it would just be a rehash of the November 9, 2016 recap. So read on here for the current stats, then go read that one to see some cute pictures to get your mind off current events.