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

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

PRACTICE ON SUPER BOWL SUNDAY

All we can bowl for $10

We'll be practicing at AMF Pinole Valley Lanes at 11:00 AM on Sunday. This will be the first time in awhile that all of us have gotten together to work on skills. Please put together a list of things you'd like to work on. I'm sure there will be a fair amount of overlapping between us. (Did I hear someone say "10-pin?") Since this is a bowling buffet with all we can bowl for $10, we might as well exploit it for all we can.  

At 1:00, which may be right around the time we finish, ESPN will be broadcasting the PBA Super Clash between Jason Belmonte and Sean Rash. They're bowling a head-to-head three game series with a $2,000.00 prize for each game and $10,000.00 for the winner of the series. You can read the details about the match here. I'll stick around to watch it if anyone else feels like it.



That's 1 PM Pacific Time



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

PAUL REED'S AMAZING OCTOBER

Paul Reed

You've seen Paul Reed around and you might be inclined to think of him as that nice guy who works at Albany Bowl. If you've bowled against him in tournaments or read the December 2013 issue of Bowling World, you probably think of him as that guy who bowls a lot of 300 games and 800 series. Here's a link to the December 2013 issue of Bowling World in case you missed their report on Paul's stretch of amazing games and series in October. (I see it was written by Weldon Miles. Is that the Weldon Miles who works at our office?)

Bowling World - December 2013, Page 20

BOWLING ON THE MLK JR. HOLIDAY

Our league is not taking the night off for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Since we're not working that day, The Coach and I decided to go in early at 4:00 for a little spare shooting practice. Sharon says she will be there, too. We won't overdo it and wear ourselves out for our league games. We'll shoot spares for about an hour then take a break and get something to eat before our league bowling starts.

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

FORMER BASEBALL STAR PAUL BLAIR DEAD AT AGE 69

Paul Blair

You might wonder what this has to do with bowling. Paul Blair collapsed and died while warming up to bowl in a tournament at AMF Pikesville Lanes in Pikesville, Maryland. I looked him up on the USBC's website and found that he's been bowling in two leagues per week, averaging 185-197 over several years.

I saw Paul Blair play many times when I was a kid. He was the graceful centerfielder on the great Baltimore teams that also featured Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson, Jim Palmer, Dave McNally, and Davey Johnson. Those Oriole teams and our A's, led by Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando, Catfish Hunter, Vida Blue, and Campy Campaneris, were usually battling for supremacy of the American League in those days. I'm saddened by Blair's death but I'm glad to know he was a bowler and a pretty good one.

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

THE COACH'S EXPERIMENT



Red: Before

Black: After

You might have noticed The Coach experimenting with a different line to the pocket on Monday night. The past few weeks he was getting lots of splits resulting mostly from shots hitting high on the headpin. He was setting up far to the right on the approach and rolling over the first arrow which put his ball outside the oil.

After suffering with splits again in our first game this week, he tried moving to his left to get his ball in the oil and rolling over the second arrow at a slight left-to-right angle. Going through the oil helped the ball to skid longer before going into its roll and hooking. The change in the angle also helped to keep the ball from hooking past the pocket. The results were good with scores of 190 and 192 in the second and third games. Perhaps we can get out this weekend for some practice and further experimentation with The Coach's new approach.

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

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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

PBA USES BLUE DYE TO ILLUSTRATE OIL ON ITS LANES

Did you watch the World Series of Bowling the past two weekends? We've seen some exciting matches and the PBA's latest innovation -- blue dye in the oil so the viewers can see where the oil is on the lane. Click the link below for a report from ThePostGame.com.



PBA Uses Blue Dye To Illustrate Oil On Its Lanes

Next Sunday's telecast of the PBA Chameleon Championship will be the third of four telecasts to feature the dyed oil. Tune into ESPN at 10:00 AM (PST).

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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

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.