RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #12

Blockheads: 2 - DaFamily: 2

Olivia was out of action again this week but we were able to round up Stephanie to bowl in her place. We had a tightly contested series with DaFamily but came up 16 pins short in each of the first two games. That meant to earn a split, we would have to take the third game by at least 33 pins. It was another struggle but we caught a few of the breaks that eluded us in the first two games. We won the third game by 42 pins and the total series by 10 to break even for the night. After being down 0-2, the split was quite satisfying. 12 weeks into the season, our record is 22-26.

  Blockheads     DaFamily
  PINS HCP TOTAL PINS HCP TOTAL
1  648  30   678   694  0   694
2  544  30   574   590  0   590
3  678  30   708   666  0   666
T 1870  90  1960  1950  0  1950

WEEK 12    01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
Olivia                      23  3374 146.7 188  488   0   0   0
Sharon    186 148 190  524  36  5953 165.4 233  580   1   4   0
Mark      203 154 256  613  36  6626 184.1 256  613   9   9   1
Gary      149 129 134  412  36  5480 152.2 184  503   0   3   0
Stephanie 110 113  98  321   3   321 107.0 113  321   0   0   0
Total     648 544 678 1870 134 22204 165.7 757 2074  10  16   1

PBA LEAGUE CAN USE A LITTLE SHOWTIME

Have a peek at page 11

I got a little ink in the November 2013 issue of Bowling World magazine. This was actually a reprint of Fred Eisenhammer's column in L.A. Bowling Examiner. The subject was the upcoming PBA League season and the absence of women in the league. If you're interested you can read it through one of the links above or by picking up a free copy of Bowling World at the bowling center.

RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #11

Blockheads: 1 - Team 23: 3

The outcome of this series was unclear at the time we bowled it because we didn't know the amount of the handicap. Team 23 had a new bowler, Pam Collins, who was establishing her average. She replaced a bowler with a 150 average and she averaged 145 for her three games. The scoresheet showed a handicap of 15 but with Pam's lower average, the handicap turned out to be 19.

We didn't bowl well, averaging only 158.5 as a team for the three games. We won the third game by three pins to avoid being swept. After 11 weeks, our record is 20-24.

  Blockheads      Team 23
  PINS HCP TOTAL  PINS HCP TOTAL
1  584   0   584   598  19   617
2  653   0   653   652  19   671
3  665   0   665   643  19   662
T 1902   0  1902  1893  57  1950

WEEK 11 01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG  HS 200 500 600
Olivia 125 173 168  466  23  3374 146.7 188  488  0   0   0
Sharon 146 180 137  465  33  5429 164.5 233  580  1   3   0
Mark   173 195 203  571  33  6013 182.2 241  599  7   9   0
Gary   138 105 157  400  33  5068 153.6 184  503  0   3   0
Total  584 653 665 1902 122 20334 166.7 757 2074  8  15   0

RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #10

Blockheads: 2 - Team 25: 2

We started hot, winning the first game by 205. However, we fell flat after that and lost the next two games. Fortunately, our margin of victory in the first game was enough to earn us the point for total pinfall. We split the four points leaving us with a record of 19-21.

  Blockheads      Team 25

  PINS HCP TOTAL  PINS HCP TOTAL

1  757  62   819   614   0   614

2  640  62   702   768   0   768

3  677  62   739   794   0   794

T 2074 186  2260  2176   0  2176

WEEK 10 01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
Olivia 188 139 102  429  20  2908 145.4 188  488   0   0   0
Sharon 166 181 233  580  30  4964 165.5 233  580   1   3   0
Mark   241 169 189  599  30  5442 181.4 241  599   6   8   0
Gary   162 151 153  466  30  4668 155.6 184  503   0   3   0
Total  757 640 677 2074 110 18432 167.6 757 2074   7  14   0

BOWLING ON TV

Here is the PBA television schedule for the upcoming season. All of these events will be televised Sundays on ESPN. The times are Pacific time.

DATE         TIME      TOURNAMENT
Dec 01 2013  10:00 AM  WSOB PBA CHEETAH CHAMPIONSHIP
Dec 08 2013  10:00 AM  WSOB PBA VIPER CHAMPIONSHIP
Dec 15 2013  10:00 AM  WSOB PBA CHAMELEON CHAMPIONSHIP
Dec 22 2013  10:00 AM  WSOB PBA SCORPION CHAMPIONSHIP
Dec 29 2013  10:00 AM  WSOB PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 05 2014  10:00 AM  WBT WOMEN'S FINALS
Jan 05 2014  10:00 AM  WBT MEN'S FINALS
Jan 12 2014  10:00 AM  PBA RPI FINALS
Jan 19 2014  12:00 PM  INTERNATIONAL JAPAN CUP
Jan 26 2014   9:00 AM  PBA LEAGUE
Feb 09 2014   9:00 AM  PBA LEAGUE
Feb 16 2014  12:00 PM  PBA LEAGUE
Feb 23 2014  12:00 PM  USBC MASTERS
Mar 02 2014  12:00 PM  PBA LEAGUE
Mar 23 2014  10:00 AM  PBA LEAGUE - POSITION ROUND
Mar 30 2014   1:30 PM  PBA LEAGUE - WILDCARD ROUND
Apr 06 2014  10:00 AM  PBA TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
Apr 13 2014  11:00 AM  PBA LEAGUE - ELIAS CUP FINALS

WSOB = World Series of Bowling
WBT = World Bowling Tour
RPI = Regional Players Invitational

RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #9

Blockheads: 1 - Bowling Buddies: 3

Except for The Coach, we were brutal in the first game and lost it by 49 pins. We rebounded in the second game but came up two pins short. To earn a split, we would have to win the third game by 52 pins or more. We won the third game but by only 44 pins. Thus, our record for the night was 1-3 and we dropped to 17-19 for the season.

    Blockheads      Bowling Buddies

  PINS HCP TOTAL  PINS HCP TOTAL

1  568   0   568   579  38   617

2  628   0   628   592  38   630

3  663   0   663   581  38   619

T 1859   0  1859  1752 114  1866

WEEK 9  01  02  03  SER  G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600

Olivia 119 139 116  374 17  2479 145.8 178  488   0   0   0

Sharon 119 161 190  470 27  4384 162.4 191  533   0   2   0

Mark   150 183 179  512 27  4843 179.4 219  595   5   7   0

Gary   180 145 178  503 27  4202 155.6 184  503   0   3   0

Total  568 628 663 1859 98 16358 166.9 715 1990   5  12   0