Here is your Fall 2021 Recap, where you can find out who won all the individual awards for which we were actually able to give out prizes for the first time since COVID started!

But before I get to all of that, I want to express my heartfelt thanks to all of you for the generous gift of certificates for my two favorite dining establishments: Em Chamas and... Gomer's Fine Wines and Spirits! This came as a complete surprise! Though it stresses me out weekly and inspires frequent nightmares, the work I do for this league is still fun for me, and believe or not all the weekends and late nights (and sitting on my laptop at various picnic tables for hours while camping during the week before this season started) developing our electronic scoring system ended up teaching me skills that had immediate applications in my day job. (Obviously not the parts about scoring math, but a number of other aspects.) So again, thank you all, I really appreciate it and it means a lot to me!

As we are all well aware and tired of hearing about by now, Going Going Bald secured the championship three weeks ago. What you might not have known, however, was that until they lost a game to a forfeiting team in Thanksgiving week, they were mathematically capable of ending the season with the best win-loss record in league history. Even with that loss they still could have at least tied it. but after sweeping Would You Rather the next week and knowing they needed only one more win to secure the championship, they became lackadaisical and would up all the way down in 13th place instead.

SEASON INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:

Women's High Series Scratch: JoAnne Barber (417)

Women's High Game Scratch: Emily Nicolet (167)

Women's High Series Handicap: LaReash Bridges (510)

Women's High Game Handicap: N/A due to insufficient females

Men's High Series Scratch: Carl Goetz (650)

Men's High Game Scratch: James Tott (255)

Men's High Series Handicap: Dustin Schmeltz (704) - earned at the last second!

Men's High Game Handicap: Ben Spencer (270)

Carl Goetz is #1 Power ranked bowler, Kent Harms is runner up.

Shephus Cripes is #1 Power ranked team,Going Going Bald is runner up.

Head to Head: Carl Goetz would have won 68.63% of all possible one-on-one matchups this season, Kent Harms comes in second with 65.398%.

The Tournament of Champions with newly expanded prizes was won by James Tott, with Kent Harms as runner-up.

With hastily thrown together paper ballots due to Scoot working late every night the past month so not having time to set up online voting, the People's Choice awards have been revived! (Runners-up are shown only for categories with more than three choices.)

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PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS:

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Rookie of the Season

(Which first year bowler did the most for his or her team in their initial outing?)

• Winner: Kent Harms

Seth Gunderson Captain of the Season

(Which team captain provided the most leadership, dedication, and inspiration to their team?)

• Runner Up: Emily Nicolet
• Winner: JoAnne Barber

Carl Goetz Defensive Bowler of the Season

Which player with an average of 150 or above proved to be the strongest finisher in crucial tenth frame situations?

• Runner Up: AJ Hofmann / Carl Goetz (tie)
• Winner: Dennis Walling

Ian Goetz Underdog of the Season

Bowler with an average under 150 who was the biggest spark for their team.

• Runner Up: Brandon Martinez
• Winner: JoAnne Barber

Bob Brunker/Rob Kaszuba Sportsmanship Award

This award should go to the one male bowler who continually shows the best example of good sportsmanship throughout the entire season.

• Runner Up: Luke Melton
• Winner: Matthew Taylor

Emily Podhajsky/Alison Radke Sportsmanship Award

This award should go to the one female bowler who continually shows the best example of good sportsmanship throughout the entire season.

• Winner: Emily Nicolet

Pat Searcy 'Life of the Party' Award

Named for a man whose exuberant personality made bowling nights more fun for all those around him. Given to the person who livens up Tuesday nights and brings a smile to all our faces.

• Runner Up: Emily Nicolet
• Winner: Jeremy Varnell

Sub of the Season

The sub who did the most for the team or teams they helped

• Runner Up: Nick Kinney
• Winner: Jonathan Vigliaturo

Most Valuable Bowler – People's Choice

Who did everyone think did the most for their team?

• Runner Up: Carl Goetz
• Winner: Dennis Walling

TEAM MVBs:

1. Kenny Fan Club: Adam Scherzer
2. Shephus Cripes: Carl Goetz
3. Bowlie Guacamole: Dustin Schmeltz
4. Would You Rather...: Scott Murdock
5. The Heavy Pins: Kent Harms
6. Going Going Bald: Dennis Walling

ACTUAL SEASON MVB: Carl Goetz, single-handedly responsible for 10 of his team's wins. — Runner-Up: Dustin Schmeltz

OTHER AWARDS GIVEN WHEN SCOOT FEELS LIKE IT:

Scott Murdock "Get 'er Done" Award

Normally this is named in the Spring, but the circumstances require early recognition this season...

• Runner Up: Jacob, the lane mechanic, for being so quick and attentive
• Winner: Dennis Walling, for serendipitously finding us a new home just when it appeared the league would have to fold!

SOME TRIVIA FACTS ABOUT THE FALL 2021 SEASON:

• On the second game of week 11 (November 16), Seth Gunderson rolled his 200th career 200+ game, with a 222!
• Speaking of GunderFacts™ — while it won't appear on the Top 25 list until the Spring 2022 season launches, Shephus Cripes tied the all-time record for best second-half team performance, going 27-5 in the final 8 weeks of the season.
• James Tott is now the 14th best bowler to never win a championship, and is tops among only three currently active league members making that Top 25 list. (Dustin Schmeltz and Conor Clarke are the other two.)

New Personal Best Games

Bowler	New Best	Old Best	Since...
Adam Scherzer	175	169	Spring 2020,  wk 8
Ben Spencer	249 (t)	249	Fall 2020,  wk 6
Emily Nicolet	167	164	Spring 2019,  wk 7
James Tott	255	245	Spring 2020,  wk 8
LaReash Bridges	157	134	Midsummer 2021,  wk 4
Nathan Burrows	182	136	Midsummer 2021,  wk 7

New Personal Best Series

Bowler	New Best	Old Best	Since...
Dustin Schmeltz	608	605	Spring 2016,  wk 14
James Tott	631	606	Spring 2021,  wk 3
Nathan Burrows	455	387	Midsummer 2021,  wk 6

New Personal Best Average

James Tott	174	169	Midsummer 2021
Brian Bockelman	129	126	Spring 2020
Nathan Burrows	127	110	Midsummer 2021

FALL 2021 MVB Carl Goetz	FALL 2021 #1 POWER BOWLER Carl Goetz	FALL 2021 #1 H2H BOWLER Carl Goetz
FROM THE GUTTER (QUOTE OF THE SEASON) "You have to be kidding... nobody told us that the Gutter Alley league is coming here next year. This is going to be our hardest challenge ever." Tan France, of Queer Eye, noticing our league name penciled into Kenny's notebook.