Welcome to Season #48, the Spring 2023 session.

Here is your Spring 2023 Recap, where you can find out who won all the individual awards plus lots more! Our next season will begin on August 22, 2023!

Before I get into the recaps, I want to first apologize for a couple of things. First, this post should have been made two months ago -- this summer has been unexpectedly busy and time just got away. Second, I realized I forgot to ever finish updating the Hall of Fame section of the web site. I feel much worse about this, and promise to get this corrected before the Fall season starts.

Now, on with the recap. And if you missed the presentation, you can see it here on Google Docs, and if that doesn't work you can also see it as a PowerPoint or (without any animation) as a PDF.

Up until nearly the end this season was essentially anybody's to win (with the exception of course of a team that prefered to roll their balls with flippers instead of hands), but in the end it was Balderdash who managed to hold things together and come out on top. The team finishes as the 129th strongest team in league history, putting it at the the 66th percentile.

Fun Night / Awards Night enabled us to be the first league to get to roll on the brand new lanes! That's right, new lanes! What was supposed to just be new approaches turned into a complete rebuild of every lane due to the contractor misunderstanding the assignment in a GOOD way! Unfortunately only a handful people people actually stuck around to play bowling, so most of us still have yet to experience it. Rumor has it that a new tile floor is coming as well, perhaps before the Fall season starts!

SEASON INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:

Women's High Series Scratch: JoAnne Barber (478)

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

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

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

Men's High Series Scratch: Nick Kinney (669)

Men's High Game Scratch: Ben Spencer (269)

Men's High Series Handicap: Ryan Sisco (749)

Men's High Game Handicap: James Tott (265)

Brett Affolter is #1 Power ranked bowler, Scott Murdock is runner up.

Balderdash is #1 Power ranked team, Just Shitty Enough is runner up.

Head to Head: AJ Hofmann would have won 60.579% of all possible one-on-one matchups this season, Michael Gordon comes in second with 58.718%.

The Tournament of Champions was won by AJ Hofmann, with Michael Gordon as runner-up.

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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?)

• Runner Up: Doug Lenz
• Winner: Chris Lenz

Seth Gunderson Captain of the Season

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

• Runner Up: JoAnne Barber
• Winner: Dennis Walling

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: Michael Gordon
• Winner: Matthew Taylor

Ian Goetz Underdog of the Season

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

• Runner Up: Chris Lenz
• Winner: Ryan Sisco & Scott Thompson (tie)

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: Ray Scott & Scott Thompson (tie)
• Winner: Kent Harms

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: JoAnne Barber

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: Ryan Sisco
• Winner: Scott Thompson

Sub of the Season

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

• Runner Up: Chris Lenz
• Winner: Doug Lenz

Most Valuable Bowler – People's Choice

Who did everyone think did the most for their team?

• Runner Up: Ben Spencer
• Winner: Matthew Taylor & Nick Kinney (tie)

Favorite Team to Roll Against

• Runner Up: Glory Bowl
• Winner: Sun Dolphins

Most Feared Team to Roll Against

• Runner Up: Just Shitty Enough
• Winner: Balderdash

TEAM MVBs:

1. Just Shitty Enough: John Boren
2. Sun Dolphins: Scott Thompson
3. Balderdash: Michael Gordon
4. Let's Split Up, Gang!: James Tott
5. Glory Bowl: Brett Affolter
6. I Thought This Was AA?: AJ Hofmann

ACTUAL SEASON MVB: Brett Affolter, single-handedly responsible for 10 of his team's wins. — Runners-Up: Kent Karms & Nicholas Knight

SOME TRIVIA FACTS ABOUT THE SPRING 2022 SEASON:

• Carl Goetz crossed the 1,500 games bowled in our league mark last month, he now sits at 1,512 total games.
• Matthew Taylor crossed the 150 league career 200+ game mark this season and now sits at 159 200+ games.
• Despite his heroic first game of the season, AJ Hofmann only managed to land at #14 in Biggest Sandbaggers of All Time. Among current bowlers he still trails Dennis Walling, Nick Kinney, John Boren, Aaron Barber, and all-time leader Matthew Taylor in this category

New Personal Best Games

Bowler	New Best	Old Best	Since...
Ben Spencer	265	249	Fall 2020,  wk 6
Chris Lenz	223	174	Fall 2022,  wk 14
JC Cox	144	140	Fall 2022,  wk 1
Jeremy Varnell	207	199	Fall 2018,  wk 11
Jim Koger	198	167	Fall 2022,  wk 7
Nicholas Knight	210	194	Spring 2022,  wk 12
Nick Kinney	279	268	Fall 2017,  wk 13
Ryan Sisco	231	221	Fall 2022,  wk 2
Scott Thompson	244	190	Fall 2022,  wk 15

New Personal Best Series

Bowler	New Best	Old Best	Since...
Chris Lenz	533	417	Fall 2022,  wk 14
JC Cox	400	344	Fall 2022,  wk 7
Nathan Burrows	466	460	Spring 2022,  wk 16
Nicholas Knight	508	495	Spring 2022,  wk 8
Scott Thompson	508	487	Fall 2022,  wk 15

New Personal Best Average

Bowler	New Best	Old Best	Since...
Nick Kinney	183	180	Fall 2022
Nick Kinney	183	180	Spring 2020
Nathan Burrows	137	134	Spring 2022
Kent Harms	171	169	Fall 2022
JC Cox	107	94	Fall 2022
Brett Affolter	172	162	Fall 2022
Jim Koger	128	122	Fall 2022
Scott Thompson	144	139	Fall 2022

SPRING 2023 MVB Brett Affolter	SPRING 2023 #1 POWER BOWLER Brett Affolter	SPRING 2023 #1 H2H BOWLER AJ Hofmann
FROM THE GUTTER (QUOTE OF THE SEASON) "I mean, dolphins are super intelligent. If they had opposable thumbs, we'd all be fucked." Sun Dolphins, grasping for any explanation other than bourbon why they can't grip onto more wins.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins
1	Balderdash	38-26	.594	32,817
2	Just Shitty Enough	34-30	.531	34,008
3	Let's Split Up Gang!	32.5-31.5	.508	27,496
4	I Thought This Was AA?	32-32	.500	27,193
5	Glory Bowl	31-33	.484	28,200
6	Sun Dolphins	24.5-39.5	.383	24,470

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Nick Kinney - 669 Ben Spencer - 640 Dennis Walling - 622 James Tott - 620 Matthew Taylor - 620 (t) Seth Gunderson - 599	JoAnne Barber - 478
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Ryan Sisco - 749 James Tott - 722 Ben Spencer - 715 AJ Hofmann - 690 Michael Gordon - 686	JoAnne Barber - 661
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Nick Kinney - 279 Ben Spencer - 265 Matthew Taylor - 248 Scott Thompson - 244 Seth Gunderson - 231 James Tott - 231 (t) Ryan Sisco - 231 (t)	JoAnne Barber - 171
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Ryan Sisco - 293 Ben Spencer - 290 James Tott - 265 Michael Gordon - 263 Jeremy Varnell - 255 Brett Affolter - 255 (t)	JoAnne Barber - 232
Men's High Pins Over Average	Women's High Pins Over Average
Ryan Sisco +109 Ben Spencer +97 James Tott +74 Michael Gordon +72 Jeremy Varnell +68	JoAnne Barber +48
Men's Most Improved Bowler	Women's Most Improved Bowler
Ryan Sisco +18 AJ Hofmann +11 Michael Gordon +9 JC Cox +7 Scott Murdock +7 (t) Brett Affolter +6 Clayton Burrow +6 (t)