Well, the first season of our second 20 years sure was not what anyone expected. Though we began this season right as the very first coronavirus quarantine went into place (in Wuhan), there were some other things that happened during our bowling season you probably forgot all about. Such as (in no particular order): League legend Pat Searcy passed after a 2-year battle with cancer. Donald Trump's impeachment trial. Wildfires in Australian. Mass anti-US protests in Iraq. Kobe Bryant died. Brexit. The brink of war with Iran. The Chiefs won the Superbowl. We had a parade.
KLEAN BAWLZ!!1: Extremely asterisked so-called Spring 2020 'champions'
With the season cut so short (only 8 weeks successfully rolled) and many of our awards requiring a minimum of 11 weeks and others requiring the full season, we have made the decision to not pay out any prize money for this season. Instead, unless you had unpaid lineage fees for weeks 1-8, we will soon begin refunding each of you the prize fund money you already contributed, as well as 100% of any money you had paid ahead. We will begin contacting each of you in the coming days, starting with those getting the largest refunds.
Again, with the season cut short, there are few stats we can compare against past seasons. However we were on pace for 10th-best season ever in terms of leaue average and also in terms of the number of 200+ games. Also, in week 1 Carolina Mach rolled the 5th highest women's scratch game in league history with a 215, and Ken M. Wilson became the third bowler to reach a quarter million career pins. Shortly thereafter Aaron Barber reached 100,000 pins.
We are holding onto hope that we will be able to reconvene for the Fall Season, and will begin contacting bowlers mid-summer.
Though none of these officially count, here's where we wound up at the end of week 8
SEASON INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
Women's High Series Scratch: Angela Bradford (512)
Women's High Game Scratch: Carolina Mach (215)
Women's High Series Handicap: Freda Schroeder (594)
Women's High Game Handicap: JoAnne Barber (230)
Men's High Series Scratch: Carl Goetz (677)
Men's High Game Scratch: Matthew Taylor (280)
Men's High Series Handicap: Duncan Ferber (696)
Men's High Game Handicap: Ken M. Wilson (291)
Carl Goetz is #1 Power ranked bowler, Ken M. Wilson is runner up.
F.C.K.D is #1 Power ranked team, Pin Is King 3 is runner up.
Head to Head: Carl Goetz would have won 65.367% of all possible one-on-one matchups this season, Ken Wilson comes in second with 62.844%.
We never even got a chance to try these new rules out. I don't even remember what they were going to be.
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS
Rookie of the Season
(Which first year bowler did the most for his or her team in their initial outing?)
- Runner Up: Stu Marthers
- Winner: Carolina Mach
Seth Gunderson Captain of the Season
(Which team captain provided the most leadership, dedication, and inspiration to their team?)
- Runner Up: Michael Whiles
- Winner: Seth Gunderson
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: Carl Goetz / Matthew Taylor (tie)
- Winner: Aaron Barber
Ian Goetz Underdog of the Season
Bowler with an average under 150 who was the biggest spark for their team.
- Runner Up: Ben Conaghan
- Winner: Angela Bradford
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: Matthew Taylor
- Winner: Garrett Von Derluft
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.
- Runner Up: JoAnne Barber
- Winner: Carolina Mach
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: Jeremy Varnell
- Winner: Jonathan Vigliaturo
(I think these two trade places every season.
Sub of the Season
The sub who did the most for the team or teams they helped
- Runner Up: Mitch Hunsberger
- Winner: Richard Stephens
Favorite Team to Roll Against
- Runner Up: Scootylicious
- Winner: Whiles We Were Bowling...
Most Feared Team to Roll Against
- Runner Up: Scootylicious
- Winner: F.C.K.D.
Most Valuable Bowler – People's Choice
Who did everyone think did the most for their team?
- Runner Up: Carl Goetz
- Winner: Aaron Barber
Team MVBs:
- KLEAN BAWLZ!!1: Nick Kinney
- Pin Is King 3: Michael Gordon
- Low Expectations: Garrett Von Derluft
- AJ's Fault: James Tott
- Scootylicious: Scott Murdock
- Big Bowl Movements: Conor Clarke
- F.C.K.D: Carl Goatz / Ken Wilson (tie)
- Whiles We Were Bowling...: Bob Brunker / Curtis Whiles (tie)
Actual MVB, Runner Up:
- Carl Goetz, Ken M. Wilson, Nick Kinney,and Scott Murdock, each responsible for 5 of their team’s wins
Actual MVB, For Real:
- Michael Gordon, responsible for 7 of his team’s wins
Dave Winger "Gone But Not Forgotten" Award
- Pat Searcy, who passed away just after our season began. You can read about him here.
New Personal Best Games
| Bowler | New Best |
Old Best |
Since... |
| Ben Conaghan | 177 | 171 | Spring 2019, wk 4 |
| Ben Spencer | 240 | 235 | Fall 2019, wk 2 |
| Brian Bockelman | 198 | 184 | Fall 2019, wk 8 |
| Conor Clarke | 245 | 227 | Fall 2019, wk 13 |
| James Tott | 245 | 225 | Fall 2019, wk 14 |
| Matthew Taylor | 280 | 279 | Spring 2019, wk 6 |
New Personal Best Series
| Bowler | New Best |
Old Best |
Since... |
| Ben Conaghan | 460 | 413 | Spring 2019, wk 4 |
| Ben Spencer | 664 | 630 | Fall 2019, wk 14 |
| Brian Bockelman | 434 | 416 | Fall 2019, wk 8 |
New Personal Best Average
| Bowler | New Best |
Old Best |
Since... |
| Ben Spencer | 179 | 173 | Fall 2019 |
| Nick Kinney | 180 | 175 | Spring 2018 |
| Jeremy Cline | 190 | 184 | Fall 2019 |
| Ben Conaghan | 130 | 117 | Spring 2019 |
| Conor Clarke | 171 | 163 | Fall 2019 |
| Curtis Whiles | 157 | 156 | Fall 2019 |
| Tony Marin | 120 | 111 | Spring 2019 |
| Tony Marin | 120 | 111 | Fall 2019 |
| Michael Whiles | 141 | 123 | Fall 2019 |
| Brian Bockelman | 126 | 124 | Fall 2019 |
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FROM THE GUTTER (QUOTE OF THE SEASON)
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| Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins |
| 1 | KLEAN BAWLZ!!1 | 20-12 | .625 | 16,915 |
| 2 | Whiles We Were Bowling... | 19-13 | .594 | 14,802 |
| 3 | Scootylicious | 19-13 | .594 | 14,183 |
| 4 | F. C. K. D. | 17-15 | .531 | 16,755 |
| 5 | Pin Is King 3 | 16-16 | .500 | 17,477 |
| 6 | AJ's Fault | 13-19 | .406 | 13,474 |
| 7 | Big Bowl Movements | 13-19 | .406 | 13,219 |
| 8 | Low Expectations | 11-21 | .344 | 13,249 |
