Tuesday Nite Mixed league wins (first half):
1. Mad Skilz, 19
2. Team Nishi, 18.5
3. C.P.R., 16Â Â Â
4. Double A Orchards, 15.5
5. Gutter Dawgs, 15.5
6. Take Ten, 15Â Â Â
There are four weeks to go in the first half and the above six teams are in the thick of the battle, although the way things go in this competitive league, practically any team can still win. However, Mad Skilz (Judy Mason, Jennifer Bloom, Bob Mason and Jeremy Bloom) and Team Nishi are two resilient teams that are always hard to beat. It’s going to be fun to watch how this one shakes out!
Last week, Who Gives a Split swept Double A Orchards 4-0; Team Nishi beat Are You Splitting Me 3-1; and all of the other contested matches were split 2-2. The match between Take Ten and Split Faced was remarkable. First of all, Take Ten’s star anchorman Ken Espersen, jumped right out of the gate stringing 11 straight strikes in his first game of the night. Unfortunately, needing just one more strike to get a perfect 300 game, his 12th and final ball left two pins standing, so he had to settle for an award-winning 298 game. Ken wasn’t done though, as he kept striking all night long, notching 224 and 212 games to close out his session with a brilliant 734 series that was 146 pins over his average!
High Scores:
Men: Ken Espersen, 298 game and 734 series; women: Erin Salisbury, 215 game and 558 series; bowler of the week: Ken Espersen.
Wednesday night Fraternal league points (round one):
1. Hood River Athletic Club, 165
2. Mt. Hood BBQ, 151
Congratulations to the steady Hood River Athletic Club trio (Jesse Orr, Ken Kramer and Josh Worth) who won round one of the Fraternal league. Last week’s key match between Hood River Athletic Club and Mt. Hood BBQ decided the first round winner as the clubbers won 17-8, but the match was a lot closer than that as Hood River Athletic Club only beat Mt. Hood BBQ by a measly 49 pins total. By winning round one, Hood River Athletic Club automatically qualifies to bowl in the league championship roll-off at the end of the season.
In the other contested matches last week, the virtuoso Bloom Auto Body threesome wiped tricky Tres Psicos 23-2; the upstart Get Hu’sum BBQ crew beat The underdog Red Rockets 17-8 — although the battle was a lot closer than that as the BBQ-ers only won total by 15 pins; and the top-notch Ten In the Pit team smoked The skilled Bowling Stones 17-8.
High scores:
Men: Patrick Olson, 245 game and 697 series; women: Ciena Brittle, 206 game and 562 series
Thursday Afternoon County league wins:
1. Blind Bowlers, 14
2. The Incredibowls, 13
3. Lady Ballers, 13
4. The Flu Fighters, 12
5. The Gutter Balls, 11
6. Holy Rollers, 11
7. The Unbowlievables, 10
The above teams in the current standings have an excellent chance to win the first half of the league. There are still six weeks to go. Here are the results from last week’s matches in this rambunctious league for mostly new, inexperienced bowlers:
The Incredibowls and BS-er took a broom to Save the Pins and Over the Line sweeping them 4-0; talented Rod Pratt and ever improving Yoyo Cervantes were hot for The Incredibowls as Rod fired a dandy 656 series highlighted by 244 and 227 games and Yoyo added a cool 605 series that was capped by 221 and 209 games. Their key opponent in the match, the eminently qualified and low key Victor Flores, starred for the BS-ers once again as he stroked a smooth 645 series that included excellent 232 and 224 games. Currently, Rod and Victor are in a dog fight for high average in the league. Rod is averaging 195 and Victor is at 190. Those are mighty fine averages that validate the outstanding bowling talents of these two pin busters!
In the other matches The Gutter Balls thumped Blind Bowlers (Andrew Serak, Nate Lain and James Reck) 3-1; The Flu Fighters hammered The Munsons 3-1; Stop, Drop and Bowl pounded The Unbowlievables 3-1; and Lady Ballers split 2-2 with Holy Rollers.
High Scores:
Men: Rod Pratt, 244 game and 656 series; women: Erma Hickman, 180 game and 433 series; bowler of the Week: BS-ers Butch McNair, 111 pins over average.
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