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RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #30

Blockheads: 0 - Most Hated: 4

It was another rough night as we were swept by Most Hated. Olivia wasn't able to bowl but Stephanie came out to sub again. By doing so, Stephanie qualified for our league's sweeper which requires a minimum of 20 games bowled.

The only other good news to report is Sharon's ongoing hot streak. Sharon's 570 series raised her average another point to 171. Perhaps we can give Sharon some support next week when we battle the Barbarians on lanes 33-34.

  Blockheads       Most Hated
  PINS HCP TOTAL   PINS HCP TOTAL
1  568  31   599    619   0   619
2  604  31   635    701   0   701
3  581  31   612    653   0   653
T 1753  93  1846   1973   0  1973

WEEK 30    01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600 700
Olivia                      65 10266 157.9 205  573   4   6   0   0
Sharon    187 186 197  570  87 15391 171.0 233  584   8  18   0   0
Mark      129 156 160  445  87 16164 185.8 279  656  27  19   4   1
Gary      133 154 138  425  83 12809 154.3 220  515   2   5   0   0
Stephanie 119 108  86  313  21  2388 113.7 166  378   0   0   0   0
Total     568 604 581 1753 346 58189 168.2 757 2074  41  48   4   1

RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #29

Blockheads: 0 - Alley Cats: 4

Once again, we faced an opponent having a hot night. Cecil's 720 series for the Alley Cats sent us to our second consecutive 0-4 sweep despite fine performances by Sharon and Olivia. Sharon's 542 series boosted her average to 170.4. (It was 165.2 as we flipped the calendar over to 2014 so that's a pretty good climb.)

Our opponents' propensity for piling up their high games and high series against us the past few weeks has knocked from the fringe of contention to a sub .500 record. We'll be on lanes 31-32 against Most Hated next week. Our first meeting with them early in season was the point at which our season started spiraling downward. Perhaps we can pull everything back together in the rematch. After facing three 700 series the past two weeks, it would be nice to have a solid, competitive series.

LEAGUE STAT SHEET

  Blockheads       Alley Cats
  PINS HCP TOTAL   PINS HCP TOTAL
1  640   9   649    737   0   737
2  664   9   673    723   0   723
3  721   9   730    773   0   773
T 2025  27  2052   2233   0  2233

WEEK 29    01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600 700
Olivia    179 134 201  514  65 10266 157.9 205  573   4   6   0   0
Sharon    173 164 205  542  87 14821 170.4 233  584   8  17   0   0
Mark      157 193 172  522  84 15719 187.1 279  656  27  19   4   1
Gary      131 173 143  447  80 12384 154.8 220  515   2   5   0   0
Stephanie                   15  1746 116.4 166  378   0   0   0   0
Total     640 664 721 2025 334 56436 169.0 757 2074  41  47   4   1

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Bowling News USA - February 18, 2014

ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING GLOBAL MANUFACTURING

Brigham City, Utah - Utah's Bill and Barbara Chrisman announced today that they have made an investment in Global Manufacturing, the San Antonio, Texas based bowling ball manufacturer.

Global Manufacturing, established in 2007, manufactures and distributes products featuring the 900 Global and 3G Shoes brand names, in addition to several other bowling ball brands.

The company will continue to operate as an independent business, with Mike Sellers overseeing day-to-day operations.

"Global Manufacturing and their employees have extensive experience in bowling ball production," said Bill Chrisman. "Barbara and I are happy to play a role in the company's future."

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RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #28

Tyche, Greek Goddess of Fortune

The Coach answered the call of the goddess, Tyche, so he will be in Reno for some March Madness. Stephanie is subbing for The Coach tonight as we take on BOSS (Team 15).  

BOSS is six ponts ahead of us in second place. We can narrow that gap considerably with a good night. It looks like we'll be getting a handicap of about 122 pins. Next week we have the Alley Cats on the schedule. They're in third place, four points ahead of us. If we're going to make a move, this is the time to do it.

RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #27



Blockheads: 2 - Gutter Gals: 2



We had a chaotic start with Olivia and The Coach arriving late. Olivia was ready before the end of the third frame so she was able to enter in the first game and catch up. The Coach missed the first game. Despite the distractions, we won the first two games, though just barely. We fell apart in the third game and the Gutter Gals jumped on the opportunity. Their margin of victory was enough to earn the point for total pinfall and a split series. The Gutter Gals deserve credit for hitting a string of spares and strikes in the final frames to dash our hopes of earning a second consecutive sweep.

Our record of 23-17 leaves us on the fringe of the title chase. There's enough of the season left for us to make a push to the top but we can't afford many more missed opportunities if we're to pull it off.

LEAGUE STAT SHEET

  Blockheads       Gutter Gals
  PINS HCP TOTAL   PINS HCP TOTAL
1  647   0   647    400 235   635
2  692   0   692    448 235   683
3  593   0   593    389 235   624
T 1932   0  1932   1237 705  1942

WEEK 27    01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600 700
Olivia    124 167 128  419  59  9315 157.9 205  573   3   5   0   0
Sharon    182 153 165  500  81 13736 169.6 233  584   6  15   0   0
Mark      187 180 176  543  78 14641 187.7 279  656  27  17   4   1
Gary      154 192 124  316  77 11937 155.0 220  515   2   5   0   0
Stephanie                   15  1746 116.4 166  378   0   0   0   0
Total     647 692 593 1932 310 52546 169.5 757 2174  38  42   4   1

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NEW YORK TIMES: COLLEGIATE WOMEN'S BOWLING GAINS IN POPULARITY

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Kaitlynn Nardiello at practice for the St. Francis of Brooklyn bowling team, which, along with others from
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RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #26

Blockheads: 4 - Team 26: 0

Sharon and Olivia carried us to a sweep without much help from The Coach and I. The sweep improved our record to 21-15. This puts us in ninth place but we're only four points out of third place and headed in the right direction.

LEAGUE STAT SHEET

  Blockheads       Team 26
  PINS HCP TOTAL   PINS HCP TOTAL
1  718   0   718    575  59   634
2  745   0   745    676  59   735
3  681   0   681    532  59   591
T 2144   0  2144   1783 177  1960

WEEK 26    01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600 700
Olivia    185 188 184  557  59  8896 158.9 205  573   3   5   0   0
Sharon    201 181 202  584  78 13236 169.7 233  584   6  14   0   0
Mark      181 191 158  530  75 14098 188.0 279  656  27  16   4   1
Gary      151 185 137  473  75 11621 154.9 220  515   2   5   0   0
Stephanie                   15  1746 116.4 166  378   0   0   0   0
Total     718 745 681 2144 299 50614 169.3 757 2174  38  40   4   1

CBT HANDICAP DOUBLES TOURNAMENT

$1,000 for first place

California Bowlers Tour
Handicap Doubles Tournament
Saturday & Sunday, March 8th & 9th
Squad times - 12pm, 2pm, & 4pm both days

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1500 G Monument Blvd, Concord, California 94520

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RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #25

Blockheads: 3 - Thick 'N' Sexy: 1

Olivia was out of action again this week but Stephanie was standing by to fill in. I was back after the passing of my Mom last week. I was back physically but I certainly didn't have anything going on the lanes. Luckily, Sharon and Stephanie had it together and they were able to carry us to a 3-1 record for the night. That got us back above .500 with a second half record of 17-15.

LEAGUE STAT SHEET

  Blockheads       Thick 'N' Sexy
  PINS HCP TOTAL   PINS HCP TOTAL
1  537   0   537    517  66   583
2  675   0   675    546  66   612
3  647   0   647    540  66   606
T 1859   0  1859   1603 198  1801

WEEK 25    01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600 700
Olivia                      53  8339 157.3 205  573   3   4   0   0
Sharon    164 210 172  546  75 12652 168.7 233  580   4  13   0   0
Mark      140 187 169  496  72 13568 188.4 279  707  27  15   4   1
Gary      116 141 182  439  72 11148 154.8 220  515   2   5   0   0
Stephanie 117 137 124  378  15  1746 116.4 166  378   0   0   0   0
Total     537 675 647 1859 290 48470 167.1 757 2174  36  37   4   1

RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #24

Blockheads: 1 - Who Give A Sh*t: 3

Olivia and I were unavailable this week. Stephanie was able to sub for Olivia and my average was used in my absence. As I wasn't present I don't much to add to the scores. The team was certainly consistent with a high of 744 and a low of 737. Unfortunately, our opponents shot better than that in the first and third games.

LEAGUE STAT SHEET

  Blockheads       Who Give A Sh*t
  PINS HCP TOTAL   PINS HCP TOTAL
1  631 106   737    797   0   797
2  637 106   743    739   0   739
3  638 106   744    785   0   785
T 1906 318  2224   2281   0  2281

WEEK 24    01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600 700
Olivia                      53  8339 157.3 205  573   3   4   0   0
Sharon    164 179 179  522  72 12106 168.1 233  580   3  12   0   0
Mark      189 189 189  567  69 13072 189.4 279  707  27  15   4   1
Gary      156 188 145  489  69 10709 155.2 220  515   2   5   0   0
Stephanie 122  81 125  328  12  1388 114.0 166  366   0   0   0   0
Total     631 637 638 1906 275 46611 169.5 757 2147  35  36   4   1

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RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #23

Blockheads: 1 - Bowl Movements: 3

This could have been a big night for us but a couple of things stopped us short. First, I showed up with nothing. I couldn't make anything work from beginning to end. Second, our opponents got hot after the first game and put up two scores that would have been tough for us to beat on any night. Had I not been deep in a funk, we might have pulled out the second game and earned a split. But it happened the way it happened and we won only the first game.

On the positive side, Olivia shot her highest series ever and raised her average two pins. We're still on the right side of .500 with a record of 13-11.

     Blockheads       Bowl Movements
  PINS HCP TOTAL   PINS HCP TOTAL
1  689  33   722    685   0   685
2  726  33   759    798   0   798
3  673  33   706    801   0   801
T 2088  99  2187   2284   0  2284

WEEK 23    01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600 700
Olivia    205 203 165  573  53  8339 157.3 205  573   3   4   0   0
Sharon    184 193 157  534  69 11584 167.9 233  580   3  11   0   0
Mark      155 156 175  486  69 13072 189.4 279  707  27  15   4   1
Gary      145 174 176  495  66 10220 154.8 220  515   2   5   0   0
Stephanie                    9  1040 115.6 166  366   0   0   0   0
Total     689 726 673 2088 266 44705 168.1 757 2147  35  35   4   1