OVER THE WALL II - WEEK 15 RESULTS

We had another off week and this time it cost us. Beer & Balls scored well enough to take advantage and sweep us. We lost the first game by ten pins and it it grew worse from there. I didn't see how the other teams at the top of the standings performed but there's no doubt we'll have to turn things around quickly to have a shot at the title.

Though the team collectively had an off night, Sharon scored her high game and high series of the season.

WEEK 15  01  02  03 TOTAL AVG
Sharon  193 146 208   547 182
Olivia  123 165 143   431 144
Mark    182 190 158   530 177
Gary    128 115 120   363 121
TEAM    626 616 629  1871 156 


SEASON  HG   HS AVG
Sharon 208  547 163
Olivia 181  469 137
Mark   243  607 184
Gary   220  528 153
TEAM   771 2056 160

OVER THE WALL II - WEEK 14 RESULTS

After managing a 1-7 record the past two weeks and falling from first place to third behind Mashed Up Leftovers and One Time, we were in need of a strong night. We didn't bowl nearly as well as we wanted but with a heavy dose of luck, we earned a sweep at the expense of GOB. Only The Coach bowled over his average and we were giving up 61 pins per game. That's usually a recipe for disaster but our opponents had a dreadful night with scores of 505-481-444. All three games were far below their average game score of 568.

As we struggled to pull off our unlikely sweep, One Time were swept and Mashed Up Leftovers managed only one point. As a result, we moved back into a first place tie with Mashed Up Leftovers at 36-20, three games ahead of One Time (33-23).

WEEK 14  01  02  03 TOTAL AVG
Sharon  187 111 146   444 148
Olivia  146 126 116   388 129
Mark    176 191 185   552 184
Gary    160 154 176   490 163
TEAM    669 582 623  1874 156


SEASON  HG   HS AVG
Sharon 195  531 161
Olivia 181  469 136
Mark   243  607 184
Gary   220  528 156
TEAM   771 2056 160

HEY! THAT'S MY BOWLING SHIRT!

Upon a recent visit to a Carl's Jr. restaurant, I discovered the shirts their employees wear are the same as my bowling shirt! The only difference is the logo on the back. Instead of the bowling ball striking pins, they have the Carl's Jr. logo.

38th ANNUAL DIABLO SENIOR TOURNAMENT

Sharon and I bowled in a senior doubles tournament today. The conditions were pretty tough at first and most of the scoring was on the low side. Sharon bowled better than I did but we weren't even close to finishing in the money.

Still, it was a fun experience. The folks we bowled with were very nice.
Sharon won $15 in one of the raffles so it wasn't a total loss.

We're not done bowling just yet. We're bowling tonight in the Most Pins Over Average Tournament at Diablo Lanes.

OVER THE WALL II - WEEK 13 RESULTS

It was another rough week for The Blockheads as Super Bowlers took 3 of 4. We didn't have any sub-600 games as we did last week but we didn't have any big games either. We won the first game by 13 pins on the strength of Olivia's 177. After that, we dipped to 615 and lost by 15. In the third game we took a drubbing and lost the point for total pinfall as well. Sharon hit her high game of the season in the third game with a score of 195.

We hoped to get back on track and fight our way back to first place but it didn't happen. We'll have to regroup and try again next week against G.O.B. If Herb's spinner is hitting the target, we'll have our work cut out for us.

WEEK 13 01  02  03  SER AVG

Sharon 153 176 195  524 175
Olivia 177 128 123  428 143
Mark   176 166 192  534 178
Gary   137 147 131  415 138
TEAM   643 617 641 1901 158

SEASON  HG   HS AVG

Sharon 195  531 162

Olivia 181  469 137

Mark   243  607 184

Gary   220  528 155

TEAM   771 2056 160

OVER THE WALL II - WEEK 12 RESULTS

We can't say much except that we took gas last night. Sharon's car broke down on her way to Concord and the rest went downhill from there. While we struggled to find our shots, Shamrock and Darcy plunged their daggers into us for a 4-0 sweep, Mashed Up Leftovers improved to 31-17 while we fell to 29-19. I didn't get confirmation but I was told One Time went 1-3 and Beer & Balls split 2-2. If true, we're in a three-way tie for second place, two games behind Mashed Up Leftovers.

WEEK 12  01   02   03  SER  AVG
Sharon (160)(160)(160)(480)(160)

Olivia  142  124  107  373  124

Mark    163  166  243  572  191

Gary    104  113  147  364  121

Total   569  563  657 1789  149

SEASON  HG   HS AVG

Sharon 191  531 161

Olivia 181  469 136

Mark   243  607 184

Gary   220  528 156
Team   771 2056 161

DEALING WITH DISTRACTIONS



Richard Jacobson, SILVER Level USBC Coach

Here's another excellent article from Richard Jacobson. This one covers the mental side of the game. Distractions can be numerous while bowling. Learning to deal with them effectively can help one's game a lot.

Adres Gomez Wins First PBA Title

Congratulations to Andres Gomez of Columbia who won his first PBA title today at the Carmen Salvino Classic in Las Vegas. Gomez defeated Wes Malott 246-207 in the final.