For the second week in a row none of our teams moved in the standings, though one team came close to doing so. But just because none of the rankings changed doesn't mean nothing interesting happened...First up, on lanes 41 & 42: League-leaders Amazeballs faced off against Sponsored By Rogue and got a well-deserved spanking. Led by Ian Goetz and his 702 series (his second 700+!), Sponsored By Rogue secured a clean sweep but was just barely unable to make any headway in the standings. Ryan Doll led Amazeballs to defeat with his 616 series. Amazeballs remains in 1st place, while Sponsored By Rogue remains in 3rd.On lanes 43 & 44: The Pin is Mightier, whose only goal at this point is to not end in dead last, faced off against a very late and only half-present Split It & Hit It. Led respectively by Scott Murdock and his 563 series, and Dennis Blake with his 535 series, the matchup ended in a stalemate. The Pin is Mightier remains in 7th place, while Split It & Hit It remains in 6th.On lanes 45 & 46: Squirtin' Tunas faced off against Gimme Headpin. Led by Aaron Barber and his 688 series, Squirtin' Tunas secured 3 wins against Gimme Headpin. Kody Karnes, in his last in-person session this season, led Headpin with his 676 series but only secure 1 win. Squirtin' Tunas remains in 5th place, while Gimme Headpin remains in 2nd.Finally, down on lanes 47 & 48: 10 Pins 10 Balls faced off against Ballz Out. Led by Aubrey Moren and his 618 series, 10 Pins 10 Balls split the series with Ballz Out. Cliff Barendsen and his 538 series led Ballz Out in their stagnated effort. 10 Pins 10 Balls remains in 4th place, while Ballz Out remains in 8th.Tonight the league hit a major milestone. With two weeks still to be rolled, we have now officially passed the previous league record for most 200+ games in a single season, with 254 so far. The previous league record was 252, set last season. How high can we take it?
Kody won't be with us physically the remainder of the season, but his pre-bowled scores will help him be here in spirit.
Tonight was the last time this season we'll see Kody Karnes, as he will be deployed through the end of May. But don't fret, he has pre-bowled the remainder of the season. Thank you, Kody, for your service!Though tonight was technically the night that all fees for the season were due, the bowling alley will not be able to process our final deposit until next week. So those of you who were absent or otherwise unable to pay tonight can still write checks next week after all. And, as a reminder, no subs or post-bowling are allowed the remainder of the season.This week in
Tournament of Champions, Ian Goetz won Division 1 to move into 2nd place. Division 2 had no true winner,
Bob Brunker got the furthest but cannot place. Scott Murdock won Division 3 to retake 2nd, though his position is not secure. Finally,
Alison Radke won Division 4 but cannot place.Bowlers contributing to our new all-time record in
The 200 Club this week include:
Aaron Barber (234,246,208),
Angela Bradford (202),
Aubrey Moren (226,204),
Bob Brunker (200),
Brian Coe (237),
Carl Goetz (215,213,238),
Cliff Barendsen (256),
Dennis Blake (202),
Ian Goetz (220,256,226),
Kody Karnes (215,237,224),
Michael Gordon (225),
Phil Schroeder (209),
Russell Bingham (235),
Ryan Doll (206,213), and
Scott Murdock (222)
One more note, please keep former bowler and league favorite
Nik Domann in your thoughts. He is having a pretty miserable time in the hospital right now and would really like to get back home to his family soon. See you next Tuesday!
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#1 POWER BOWLER
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Aaron Barber
Runner Up:
Ian Goetz
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#1 H2H BOWLER
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Ian Goetz
Runner Up:
Aaron Barber
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FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE)
"This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-yous. And, uh, a lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head."
Nik Domann, aka "The Dude", rambling on from his hospital bed about some delusion he's having about kidnappers and a rug.
Get well soon, Duder!
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EXPANDED STANDINGS
Top Individual Achievements for Week 14
Wow, what a night! By all rights, the lead story should be about Amazeballs securing the championship, making next week a formality. But their accomplishment was overshadowed when Russell Bingham, a rookie, did what no one else has done in 31 seasons of our league's existence -- he picked up a 7-10 split! This is an accomplishment that is statistically far more rare than a 300 game. For a little more perspective, 38,245 individual games had been rolled in our league before Russell became the first to do this. Congratulations, Russell, for doing what 330 of our league's bowlers have been unable to do before you!Russell's amazing pick-up took place on lanes 41 & 42, where Squirtin' Tunas faced off against 10 Pins 10 Balls. Aaron Barber led the Tuna with his 578 series, to net 3 wins against 10 Pins 10 Balls. Phil Schroeder topped the Balls with his 561 series, but it was only enough for 1 win and an eerily precise 2000 team series. Neither team moves in the standings.
