Here is your Fall 2024 Recap, where you can find out who won all the individual awards plus lots more! Our next season will begin on January 28 2025!
If you missed the presentation, you can also see it as a PowerPoint or as a PDF.
This season it was Squid Row who once again took first place, with a (41-23) record. Overall the team finished as the 54th strongest team in league history, which may not sound that impressive but that's out of 432 teams.
SEASON INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
Women's High Series Scratch: JoAnne Barber (409)
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: Matthew Taylor (688)
Men's High Game Scratch: Seth Gunderson (247)
Men's High Series Handicap: Nathan Burrows (744)
Men's High Game Handicap: Ryan Sisco (260)
Dennis Walling is #1 Power ranked bowler, Nathan Burrows is runner up.
Squid Row is #1 Power ranked team, Scootytang is runner up.
Head to Head: Dennis Walling would have won 61.259% of all possible one-on-one matchups this season, Nathan Burrows comes in second at 60.535%, Aaron Barber comes in third with 58.548%. Since the winner of prize money for Power Rank is ineligible for the prize money for Head to Head, Nathan (2nd place) got the cash.
The Tournament of Champions was won by Nathan Burrows., with Scott Murdock as runner-up.
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS:
Rookie of the Season
(Which first year bowler did the most for his or her team in their initial outing?)
- Chris Hagan -- by default as he was the only one!
Seth Gunderson Captain of the Season
(Which team captain provided the most leadership, dedication, and inspiration to their team?)
- Runner Up: AJ Hofmann
- 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: Aaron Barber
- 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: Nathan Burrows
- Winner: Brian Schaben
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: Kent Harms
- 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.
- Runner Up: Definitely not this lady.
- 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: Tim Christensen
- Winner: Matt Jaklevich
Most Valuable Bowler – People's Choice
Who did everyone think did the most for their team?
- Runner Up: Dennis Walling
- Winner: Matthew Taylor
Favorite Team to Roll Against
- Runner Up: Bowls Deep
- Winner: Sun Dolphins
Most Feared Team to Roll Against
- Runner Up: Squid Row
- Winner: Scootytang
TEAM MVBs:
- Squid Row: Dennis Walling
- Sun Dolphins: Scott Thompson
- Scooter's Succulent Sausages™: Scott Murdock
- Scootytang: Aaron Barber
- Bowls Deep:Brian Shaben / Chris Hagan (tie)
- Stealing Pins in the Burrows: Nathan Burrows
ACTUAL SEASON MVB: Nathan Burrows, single-handedly responsible for 13 of his team's wins. — Runner-Up: Aaron Barber
SOME TRIVIA FACTS ABOUT THE SPRING 2022 SEASON:
- Kent Harms remains the best bowler who has not won a championship.
- Aaron Barber rolled his league 250th 200+ game on October 22, with his 203 in game 3 against the Sun Dolphins. He now stands at 254 200+ games. And Matthew Taylor rolled his 200th league 200+ game that very same day, with his 225 in game 2 against Bowls Deep.
- This was missed last season, but Matthew Taylor actually earned his 50th league 600+ series on the final night of bowling last Spring. He now stands at a count of 56.
- Seth Gunderson came just 75 pins shy of crossing the 250,000 career pins mark and would have crossed it easily last Tuesday had he not had to miss game 1 for a grade school Christmas pageant. At least that's something he can look forward to accomplishing in his first game next season as long as he doesn't sandbag too much.
New Personal Best Games
| Bowler | New Best |
Old Best |
Since... |
| Brian Schaben | 170 | 156 | Spring 2023, wk 4 |
| Carl Mueller | 181 | 172 | Fall 2023, wk 10 |
| Nathan Burrows | 233 | 213 | Spring 2024, wk 3 |
| Nicholas Knight | 220 | 210 | Spring 2023, wk 5 |
New Personal Best Series
| Bowler | New Best |
Old Best |
Since... |
| Brian Schaben | 427 | 403 | Spring 2023, wk 4 |
| Buck Nasty | 476 | 447 | Spring 2024, wk 2 |
| Chris Windham | 556 | 526 | Fall 2021, wk 13 |
| Nathan Burrows | 543 | 490 | Spring 2024, wk 4 |
| Nicholas Knight | 537 | 508 | Spring 2023, wk 5 |
New Personal Best Average
| Bowler | New Best |
Old Best |
Since... |
| Brian Schaben | 112 | 110 | Spring 2024 |
| Carl Mueller | 115 | 114 | Spring 2024 |
| Chris Windham | 148 | 147 | Fall 2021 |
| Scott Thompson | 150 | 149 | Fall 2023 |
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FROM THE GUTTER (QUOTE OF THE SEASON)
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| Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins |
| 1 | Squid Row | 41-23 | .641 | 32,979 |
| 2 | Scootytang | 35.5-28.5 | .555 | 32,156 |
| 3 | Stealing Pins in the Burrows | 35-29 | .547 | 23,833 |
| 4 | Bowls Deep | 33-31 | .516 | 25,163 |
| 5 | Scooter's Succulent Sausages™ | 32.5-31.5 | .508 | 29,003 |
| 6 | Sun Dolphins | 15-49 | .234 | 24,575 |
| Men's High Series Scratch | Women's High Series Scratch |
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Matthew Taylor - 688 Seth Gunderson - 623 Ben Spencer - 614 Aaron Barber - 610 Nick Kinney - 608 |
JoAnne Barber - 409 |
| Men's High Series Handicap | Women's High Series Handicap |
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Nathan Burrows - 747 Matthew Taylor - 712 Chris Windham - 691 Nick Kinney - 686 Ben Spencer - 674 |
JoAnne Barber - 604 |
| Men's High Game Scratch | Women's High Game Scratch |
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Matthew Taylor - 255 Seth Gunderson - 247 Aaron Barber - 240 AJ Hofmann - 235 Nathan Burrows - 233 |
JoAnne Barber - 154 |
| Men's High Game Handicap | Women's High Game Handicap |
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Nathan Burrows - 301 Seth Gunderson - 265 Ryan Sisco - 260 Nick Kinney - 260 (t) Matthew Taylor - 260 (t) Chris Hagan - 259 |
JoAnne Barber - 219 |
| Men's High Pins Over Average | Women's High Pins Over Average |
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Nathan Burrows +119 Chris Hagan +77 Ryan Sisco +74 Seth Gunderson +70 Jeremy Varnell +68 Nick Kinney +68 (t) |
JoAnne Barber +36 |
| Men's Most Improved Bowler | Women's Most Improved Bowler |
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Nathan Burrows +35 Chris Lenz +21 Brian Schaben +15 Jim Koger +14 Scott Murdock +12 Chris Windham +12 (t) |
JoAnne Barber +10 |
