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

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

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

RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #22



Blockheads: 3 - Jeff Van Bowling: 1

Sunday's practice session appears to have paid off as we had our strongest night of the season. Our series score of 2147 topped our previous high by 73 and we took 3 of 4 from Jeff Van Bowling. We had a solid shot at a sweep but we tailed off in the third game. Adam (224) and Matt (232) got hot down the stretch and that combination left us 28 pins short.

Despite losing the third game, we had a good night and we improved our second half record to 12-8. We entered the night in a three-way tie for eighth place so I expect we moved up at least a couple of spots in the standings.

We'll have another tough match next week as we take on Bowl Movements. I estimate we will receive about 32 pins in handicap. Perhaps we should have another practice session next weekend.

  Blockheads       Jeff Van Bowling
  PINS HCP TOTAL   PINS HCP TOTAL
1  743   0   743    646   5   651
2  726   0   726    635   5   640
3  678   0   678    700   5   705
T 2147   0  2147   1981  15  1996

WEEK 22    01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600 700
Olivia    160 166 155  481  50  7766 155.3 201  521   1   3   0   0
Sharon    183 192 154  529  66 11050 167.4 233  580   3  10   0   0
Mark      244 215 248  707  66 12586 190.7 279  707  27  15   4   1
Gary      156 153 121  430  63  9725 154.4 220  515   2   5   0   0
Stephanie                    9  1040 115.6 166  366   0   0   0   0
Total     743 726 678 2147 254 42617 167.8 757 2147  33  33   4   1

LEAGUE STAT SHEET

RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #21

Blockheads: 3 - Newbies: 1

It was a good night for us Blockheads. Sharon had some concerns that The Coach and I might be troubled by a pair of mountainous distractions but her fears were unfounded. We came close to topping our previous high game and high series and we won a very close match by a score of 3-1. The Newbies didn't make it easy for us as each game went down to the wire. The final score in the second game may give the impression it wasn't close but the outcome was very much in doubt as we entered the 10th frame. Fortunately, we fired a salvo of strikes just as the Newbies encountered a string of splits. This allowed us to boost the gap at the end. We had a shot at a sweep and once again, the outcome came down to the final shots. This time it was Jerry of the Newbies who came up with the strikes to put them just beyond our reach.

Our second half record improved to 9-7 and we moved up to 10th place. We'll have a huge challenge next week as we take on Matt Kish and Jeff Van Bowling (Team 20).

     Blockheads       Newbies
  PINS HCP TOTAL   PINS HCP TOTAL
1  675   0   675    604  55   659
2  742   0   742    628  55   683
3  652   0   652    610  55   665
T 2069   0  2069   1842 165  2007

WEEK 21    01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
Olivia    176 161 184  521  47  7285 155.0 201  521   1   3   0
Sharon    169 166 154  489  63 10521 167.0 233  580   3   9   0
Mark      204 204 190  598  63 11879 188.6 279  656  24  15   4
Gary      126 211 124  461  60  9295 154.9 220  515   2   5   0
Stephanie                    9  1040 115.6 166  366   0   0   0
Total     675 742 652 2069 242 40470 167.2 757 2074  30  32   4

RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #20

Blockheads: 1 - Rolling Thunder: 3

Rolling Thunder certainly rolled plenty of thunder and we were beaten 3-1. Michael Shankar came out striking and finished with an excellent 705 series as Rolling Thunder won the first two games by 69 and 114. We fought back to claim the final game and narrowly avoid a sweep. 

Our second half record of 6-6 puts us in ninth place. We'll have to bowl better than this is we're going to wrestle the title away from this very competitive league. There's plenty of time left and there's no doubt we can improve our scores. We averaged 169.9 in Over The Wall last season. We're at 167 so far in this league. Let's push it up to 170 and grab the brass ring.

  Blockheads       Rolling Thunder
  PINS HCP TOTAL   PINS HCP TOTAL
1  634   2   636    705   0   705
2  631   2   633    747   0   747
3  726   2   728    698   0   698
T 1991   6  1997   2150   0  2150

WEEK 20    01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
Olivia    133 142 188  463  44  6764 153.7 201  511   1   2   0
Sharon    177 174 165  516  60 10032 167.2 233  580   3   9   0
Mark      188 206 216  610  60 11281 188.0 279  656  22  14   4
Gary      136 109 157  402  57  8834 155.0 220  515   1   5   0
Stephanie                    9  1040 115.6 166  366   0   0   0
Total     634 631 726 1991 230 38401 167.0 757 2074  27  30   4

RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #19



Blockheads:         4

Belles of the Bowl: 0

 The Coach was back in action this week and we leaned on him like he was Bill Withers. Our opponents were Belles of the Bowl to whom we had to spot a handicap of 270 pins per game. That's right, 270!

The first two games went down to the wire with each requiring the Coach to mark in the 10th frame to pull out a win. Thankfully, he was up to the task and we pulled out wins by 2 and 8 pins. The third game was pretty tight also but we gave The Coach a little cushion in a 20-pin victory. It was our first sweep in a long, long time. Well, on the winning side anyway.

Our record in the second half of the season is 5-3. Let's keep it going! 

  Blockheads       Belles of the Bowl      
  PINS HCP TOTAL   PINS HCP TOTAL
1  709   0   709    437 270   707
2  661   0   661    383 270   653
3  711   0   711    421 270   691
T 2081   0  2081   1241 810  2051

WEEK 19    01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
Olivia    170 129 169  469  41  6301 153.7 201  511   1   2   0
Sharon    186 161 160  507  57  9516 166.9 233  584   3   8   0
Mark      209 204 201  614  57 10671 187.2 279  656  20  14   3
Gary      144 167 181  492  54  8432 156.1 220  515   1   5   0
Stephanie                    9  1040 115.6 166  366   0   0   0
Total     709 661 711 2081 218 36410 167.0 757 2096  25  29   3

RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #18

Blockheads: 1 - Ball Breakers: 3

The Coach was home with the flu but Stephanie came out to sub in his place. Our opponents were the Ball Breakers and we received a handicap of 23 pins. 

We had a good shot at taking this series 3-1 but I was buried in a deep funk through most of the first game. It was enough to cost us the game and the point for total pinfall. Sharon came very close to popping a 600 series while Stephanie was a spare shooting mahcine in the final game. We could have fared much better if I didn't wait six frames to start bowling.

  Blockheads       Ball Breakers      
  PINS HCP TOTAL   PINS HCP TOTAL
1  585  23   608    659   0   659
2  679  23   702    629   0   629
3  695  23   718    764   0   764
T 1959  69  2028   2052   0  2052

WEEK 18    01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
Olivia    154 182 139  475  38  5833 153.5 201  511   1   2   0
Sharon    199 187 198  584  54  9009 166.8 233  584   3   7   0
Mark      139 203 192  534  54 10057 186.2 279  656  17  14   2
Gary                        51  7940 155.7 220  515   1   5   0
Stephanie  93 107 166  366   9  1040 115.6 166  366   0   0   0
Total     585 679 695 1959 206 14329 166.6 757 2096  22  28   2

RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #17

Blockheads: 3

Pin Crew:   1

Olivia was out sick but Stephanie was able to bowl in her place. This was the position round to wrap up the first half of the season. We were matched with Pin Crew who had to spot us a handicap of 18 pins. It was a good night for us Blockheads as we put up our highest series of the season. It was definitely needed because Pin Crew bowled well, too.

The Coach and I each topped our previous high game and series while Sharon contributed a rock solid 572 series. Stephanie played through a sore knee and hit some big shots when we needed them. She also won $25 in the 50-50 raffle. We were within 10 pins of a sweep but Kathy's 216 paired with Alex's 207 for Pin Crew put them just beyond our reach in the second game. We came out of it with a 3-1 series edge and finished the first half with a record of 33-35. We start fresh next week as the second half of the season begins. If we can carry the energy we had this week the rest of the way, we have a good shot at the seizing the second half title.

  Blockheads       Pin Crew      
  PINS HCP TOTAL   PINS HCP TOTAL
1  677  18   695    661   0   661
2  684  18   702    712   0   712
3  735  18   753    665   0   665
T 2096  54  2150   2038   0  2038

WEEK 17    01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
Olivia                      35  5358 153.1 201  511   1   2   0
Sharon    191 198 183  572  51  8425 165.2 233  580   3   6   0
Mark      214 166 279  656  51  9523 186.7 279  656  16  13   2
Gary      147 220 148  515  51  7940 155.7 220  515   1   5   0
Stephanie 125 103 125  353   6   674 112.3 125  353   0   0   0
Total     677 684 735 2096 194 32370 166.9 757 2096  21  26   2

RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #16

Blockheads: 3 - Sound & Fury: 1

The lane conditions were difficult but we were able to win two of the three games and earn the point for total pinfall. Spare shooting proficiency was a necessity because strikes were few and far between most of the night. We stumbled through the first game, searching for a way to reach the pocket consistently on two vastly different lanes. I never did find the answer but thankfully the rest of the team worked it out.  We rebounded in the second game and with Sharon and The Coach getting hot, we took the third game with ease.

Our 3-1 series score improved our record to 30-34. We're back within striking distance of .500. Since The Coach changed his set up, he's averaging 180. Now is the time to start building some momentum for the second half of the season.

    Blockheads       Sound & Fury
  PINS HCP TOTAL   PINS HCP TOTAL
1  598   0   598    529 112   641
2  667   0   667    522 112   634
3  746   0   746    528 112   640
T 2011   0  2011   1579 336  1915

WEEK 16    01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
Olivia    129 170 172  471  35  5358 153.1 201  511   1   2   0
Sharon    139 157 218  514  48  7853 163.6 233  580   3   5   0
Mark      180 170 158  508  48  8867 184.7 256  613  14  13   1
Gary      150 170 198  518  48  7425 154.7 198  518   0   5   0
Stephanie                    3   321 107.0 113  321   0   0   0
Total     598 667 746 2011 182 30274 166.3 757 2074  18  24   1

RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #15



Blockheads: 1 - Team 8: 3

As one might expect, The Coach was thrilled when he saw we were bowling on lane 13. The way things started, it appeared there may be something to his disdain for that lane. The first game was a disgusting mixture of gutter balls, splits, and missed spares. As if that wasn't enough, our opponents bowled well and we were beaten by 128 pins. Not only were we down a game but it looked like the most we could hope for was a split.

Then in the second game, our roles reversed. We had the hot hand and scored 783, our highest game of the season. With 22 pins of handicap, our total was 805 and we won by 116 pins. So after the second game, we were even at a game apiece and we had pulled to within 12 pins for the series. If we could win the final game by 13 pins or more, a 3-1 series victory would be ours.

The third game was close through the first six frames but we tailed off just as our opponents got hot again. We lost the final game and the series, 1-3. We put up our second highest series score of the season but it wasn't quite good enough. It was very much the same story last week. We bowled well and exceeded our team average but our opponents were a little better.

Even though we came out on the short end, I was proud of the way we battled back after the brutal beating we took in the first game. As I noted earlier, we had our highest game and second highest series scores of the season. Olivia scored her high series and after a miserable start, The Coach topped his previous high in the second and third games. We may be out of the running for the first half of the season but we're rounding into shape for the second half which is just a few weeks away.

     Blockheads       Team 8
  PINS HCP TOTAL   PINS HCP TOTAL
1  586  22   608    736   0   736
2  783  22   805    689   0   689
3  673  22   695    744   0   744
T 2042  66  2108   2169   0  2169

WEEK 15    01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
Olivia    172 170 169  511  32  4887 152.7 201  511   1   2   0
Sharon    122 205 154  481  45  7339 163.1 233  580   1   4   0
Mark      179 218 158  555  45  8359 185.8 256  613  14  12   1
Gary      113 190 192  495  45  6907 153.5 192  503   0   3   0
Stephanie                    3   321 107.0 113  321   0   0   0
Total     586 783 673 2042 170 28263 166.3 783 2074  17  21   1

RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #14

Blockheads: 1 - Silent Storm: 3

We pulled out the first game by three pins but we fell short the rest of the way. We were in each game until the end but Silent Storm were a model of consistency with scores of 719-717-718. They took the second and third games along with the point for total pinfall. Our 1-3 series was a setback for our ongoing pursuit of .500. We held onto fifteenth place but with our record of 26-30, it will take a sweep to get us to .500 this week.

LEAGUE STAT SHEET

  Blockheads       Silent Storm
  PINS HCP TOTAL   PINS HCP TOTAL
1  706  16   722    719   0   719
2  648  16   664    717   0   717
3  670  16   686    718   0   718
T 2024  48  2072   2154   0  2154

WEEK 14    01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
Olivia    201 162 135  498  29  4376 150.9 201  504   1   1   0
Sharon    157 137 156  450  42  6858 163.3 233  580   1   4   0
Mark      180 202 202  584  42  7804 185.8 259  613  13  11   1
Gary      168 147 177  492  42  6412 152.7 184  503   0   3   0
Stephanie                    3   321 107.0 113  321   0   0   0
Total     706 648 670 2024 158 26221 166.0 757 2074  15  19   1

RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #13

Blockheads: 3

Team 24:    1

Olivia returned to action and did so with her high game and series of the season. With victories in the first two games, we had visions of a sweep that would bring us back to .500. However, we tailed off in the third game while Joseph of Team 24 went PBA on us. Still, a 3-1 night is a step in the right direction.

We improved our record to 25-27. We take on Silent Storm next week. It looks like they will be spotting us 19 or 20 pins. A sweep would give us a winning record for the first time since September.

  Blockheads      Team 24

  PINS HCP TOTAL  PINS HCP TOTAL

1  692   0   692   624  28   652
2  663   0   663   597  28   625
3  638   0   638   683  28   711
T 1993   0  1993  1904  84  1988

WEEK 13    01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
Olivia    196 155 153  504  26  3878 149.2 196  504   0   1   0 
Sharon    137 145 173  465  39  6408 164.3 233  580   1   4   0
Mark      205 217 172  594  39  7220 185.1 259  613  11  10   0
Gary      154 146 140  440  39  5920 151.8 184  503   0   3   0
Stephanie                    3   321 107.0 113  321   0   0   0
Total     692 663 638 1993 146 24197 165.7 757 2074  10  16   1

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

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

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

RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #8



Blockheads: 3 - Clobberin' Time: 1



When our opponents showed up, one of them said it looked like they had some easy pickins'. Olivia was absent but three-fourths of us easy pickins' managed to win three-fourths of the points. Putting down one's opponents in their presence is not a very wise practice. Then when one fails to back up the boast, it only serves to make one appear a chump.

  Blockheads      Clobberin' Time
  PINS HCP TOTAL  PINS HCP TOTAL
1  657  72   729   706   0   706
2  671  72   743   764   0   764
3  662  72   734   687   0   687
T 1990 216  2206  2157   0  2157

WEEK 8  01  02  03  SER  G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
Olivia 150 150 150  450 14  2105 150.4 178  488   0   0   0
Sharon 165 163 170  498 24  3914 163.1 191  533   0   2   0
Mark   173 174 195  542 24  4331 180.5 219  595   5   6   0
Gary   169 184 147  500 24  3699 154.1 184  503   0   2   0
Total  657 671 662 1990 86 14499 168.6 715 1990   5  10   0

RENO INVITATIONAL - WEEK #7

Blockheads: 3 - Banana Splits: 1

We took the first two games but came up five pins short in the third. With the point for total pinfall, our series score was 3-1. Ordinarily, we'd be a bit glum after losing a potential sweep by a mere five pins. However, after losing 11 of 12 the past three weeks, a winning series of any kind was a huge relief.

  Blockheads      Banana Splits
  PINS HCP TOTAL  PINS HCP TOTAL
1  667   0   667   410 191   601
2  626   0   626   425 191   616
3  613   0   613   427 191   618
T 1906   0  1906  1262 573  1835

WEEK  7 01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG  HS 200 500 600
Olivia 156 178 154  488  14  2105 150.4 178  488  0   0   0
Sharon 151 169 162  482  21  3416 162.7 191  533  0   2   0
Mark   189 150 160  499  21  3789 180.4 219  595  5   5   0
Gary   171 129 137  437  21  3199 152.3 180  503  0   1   0
Total  667 626 613 1906  77 12509 162.5 715 1985  5   8   0