Here is your Spring 2021 Recap, where you can find out who won all the individual awards that we didn't collect prize money for but they still at least matter for bragging rights!
Welcome to Season #43, Spring 2021, yet another coronafied season.Despite very close team standings that resulted in 4 of the 6 teams having a realistic shot at the championship and a set of circumstances that made tie very likely, Gordon Michael's Groupies managed to pull off a clean victory that saved us all the headache of needing to break a two or possibly three way tie. But one other thing they may not have realized? They also finished as the second strongest team in league history. Congrats, guys!
SEASON INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
Women's High Series Scratch: JoAnne Barber (433)
Women's High Game Scratch: JoAnne Barber (164)
Women's High Series Handicap: JoAnne Barber (610)
Women's High Game Handicap: JoAnne Barber (223)
Women's, uh, Everything: JoAnne Barber)
Men's High Series Scratch: Matthew Taylor (714)
Men's High Game Scratch: Dennis Walling (255)
Men's High Series Handicap: Curtis Whiles (704)
Men's High Game Handicap: Scott Murdock (271)
Matthew Taylor is #1 Power ranked bowler, Aaron Barber is runner up.
Gordon Michael's Groupies is #1 Power ranked team, Larry, I'm On Ducktales is runner up.
Head to Head: Matthew Taylor would have won 62.67% of all possible one-on-one matchups this season, Dennis Walling comes in second with 62.426%.
The miniaturized Tournament of Champions was won by AJ Hofmann, with Jeremy Varnell as runner-up.
Since we did not have Fun Week this season, we opted to once again skip the People's Choice Awards.
TEAM MVBs:
- Raining Chimps: AJ Hofmann / Ben Spencer (tie)
- Larry, I'm On Ducktales: Aaron Barber / Michael Gordon (tie)
- Name Coming, Curtis Said: Curtis Whiles
- Gimme Some Of Your Totts: Scott Murdock
- Smokin Js: JoAnne Barber
- Gordon Michael's Groupies: Matthew Taylor
ACTUAL SEASON MVB: A tie between Matthew Taylor and Scott Murdock, both single-handedly responsible for 10 wins for each of their teams. — Runner-Up: JoAnne Barber
SOME TRIVIA FACTS ABOUT THE SPRING 2021 SEASON:
- As noted earlier, Gordon Michael's Groupies finished as the second strongest team in league history.
- For the second season in a row, we had no rookies and no subs.
- In terms of overall league average, this was our best season ever with a combined league average of 169.531.
- Matthew Taylor ended the Spring 2021 season as the 6th best bowler in league history.
New Personal Best Games
Bowler | New Best |
Old Best |
Since... |
Curtis Whiles | 245 | 236 | Fall 2020, wk 6 |
Scott Murdock | 247 | 245 | Fall 2017, wk 10 |
New Personal Best Series
Bowler | New Best |
Old Best |
Since... |
Curtis Whiles | 620 | 604 | Fall 2018, wk 14 |
James Tott | 606 | 562 | Fall 2019, wk 14 |
New Personal Best Average
Bowler | New Best |
Old Best |
Since... |
Scott Murdock | 175 | 171 | Fall 2020 |
AJ Hofmann | 166 | 165 | Fall 2017 |
Michael Gordon | 198 | 188 | Fall 2020 |
James Tott | 168 | 158 | Fall 2020 |
JoAnne Barber | 129 | 128 | Fall 2018 |
Matthew Taylor | 206 | 200 | Fall 2020 |
Curtis Whiles | 169 | 167 | Fall 2020 |
Michael Whiles | 149 | 141 | Spring 2020 |
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FROM THE GUTTER (QUOTE OF THE SEASON)
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Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins |
1 | Gordon Michael's Groupies | 27-21 | .563 | 13,959 |
2 | Larry, I'm On Ducktales | 26-22 | .542 | 14,077 |
3 | Gimme Some Of Your Totts | 26-22 | .542 | 12,303 |
4 | Smokin Js | 25-23 | .521 | 9,324 |
5 | Name Coming, Curtis Said | 22.5-25.5 | .469 | 11,489 |
6 | Raining Chimps | 17.5-30.5 | .365 | 11,883 |
Men's High Series Scratch | Women's High Series Scratch |
Matthew Taylor - 714 Michael Gordon - 689 Aaron Barber - 655 Dennis Walling - 634 Curtis Whiles - 620 |
JoAnne Barber - 433 |
Men's High Series Handicap | Women's High Series Handicap |
Matthew Taylor - 714 Curtis Whiles - 704 Aaron Barber - 688 Dennis Walling - 688 (t) Scott Murdock - 656 James Tott - 641 |
JoAnne Barber - 610 |
Men's High Game Scratch | Women's High Game Scratch |
Matthew Taylor - 266 Dennis Walling - 255 Michael Gordon - 254 Scott Murdock - 247 Curtis Whiles - 245 |
JoAnne Barber - 164 |
Men's High Game Handicap | Women's High Game Handicap |
Dennis Walling - 275 Curtis Whiles - 273 Scott Murdock - 271 Matthew Taylor - 266 James Tott - 261 |
JoAnne Barber - 223 |
Men's High Pins Over Average | Women's High Pins Over Average |
Dennis Walling +81 Curtis Whiles +81 (t) Scott Murdock +77 James Tott +68 Matthew Taylor +66 AJ Hofmann +51 |
JoAnne Barber +38 |
Men's Most Improved Bowler | Women's Most Improved Bowler |
Dennis Walling +14 Scott Murdock +11 Aaron Barber +6 Curtis Whiles +5 Matthew Taylor +3 |
JoAnne Barber +6 |