PBA EXPERIENCE LEAGUE AT PINOLE VALLEY LANES

PBA Experience League: Tuesday nights at 7:00 beginning June 4th. It's scratch doubles with four games per
night for $20.00. Garrett told me he's bowling with Mike in this one. There's a league meeting on May 28th at 7:00. I'll attend the meeting and see if someone needs a partner. Adam said he might need one. If he can't find someone who would give him a decent chance of winning, I may team up with him.

I'm also bowling in a handicap PBA Experience league at Diablo Valley Bowl on Monday nights. Bowling in a sport condition league last summer helped me considerably so I'm doubling down this summer.

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Will To Win: BOWL BAY AREA'S ONE-BALL TOURNAMENT

Will To Win: BOWL BAY AREA'S ONE-BALL TOURNAMENT: Are you interested in an unusual test of your bowling skills? Pete Hagin's Bowl Bay Area is hosting an eight-gamer on June 2nd (Sunday)...

LAST CHANCE TOURNAMENT & LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

This photo says it all

Having failed to earn a playoff spot in the regular season, we were down to our last chance -- literally. By winning our league's Last Chance Tournament, we could earn a place in the finals next Wednesday. Top seeded 211 In Progress is waiting for whomever survives this weekend's tournament and playoffs.

Sadly, it wasn't a good day for Team PBS. Each game was a struggle for us. We didn't reach 800 in any of the three games we bowled and we weren't close to making the cut. Here are our scores:

         01  02  03  SER   AVG

Quinton 191 150 193  534 178.0

Mark    206 202 177  585 195.0

Brandon 146 153 179  478 159.3

Garrett 205 216 219  640 213.3

TOTAL   748 721 768 2237 186.4

The four teams to make the cut were Team 3 (henceforth, I will refer to them as Joy Division), Marin Express Lube, Meier & Sons Roofing, and Jack's Patio. In match play, Joy Division defeated Marin Express Lube while Meier & Sons Roofing knocked off Jack's Patio. The two victors earned first round playoff spots at 10:00 AM Sunday morning.

WEEK 36 RESULTS

Points Won: 18 - Points Lost: 9

We wrapped up the regular season by enjoying our first favorable outcome since week #23 in mid-February. We won the first two games from MO but lost the third. We had the edge in total pinfall and we earned ten match points. Quinton earned two points in absentia because league rules provide that when two absent bowlers oppose each other (MO's Andy was absent also), the team winning the game earns a match point.

We finished the final third of the season in last place. Our only hope of winning the league championship is through this weekend's Last Chance Tournament. It was announced that we will begin Saturday at 10:00 AM. If we can survive the tournament on Saturday, we will return for the playoffs on Sunday.

WEEK 36  01  02  03  SER  PTS   G  PINS   AVG   PTS  HG   HS 200 600 700 800

Quinton 173 173 173  519  2.0  87 15981 183.7  54.0 266  661  25   7   0   0

Mark    197 214 203  614  4.0 105 19882 189.4  71.0 247  659  41  11   0   0

Brandon 164 228 202  594  4.0 108 20666 191.4  58.0 257  688  34   8   0   0

Garrett 171 171 187  529  0.0 105 23074 219.8  70.0 299  876  74  22   8   1

Kevin                           9  1708 189.8   5.0 236  574   4   0   0   0

TOTAL   705 786 765 2256 10.0 414 18311 196.4 258.0 964 2693 178  48   8   1

WEEK 35 RESULTS

Points Won: 8 - Points Lost: 19

Another week and another lopsided defeat. This time we had a rematch with How Swede It Is and their 750-bot which nearly guarantees we start at a four-point disadvantage. If you think I'm exaggerating, even a bowler as skilled as Garrett puts up 250+ in 17.6% of his games and 750+ in 5.4% of his series. That's setting the bar awfully high. Entering this week, Swedish 750-bot had a record of 31-1.

I wish to be clear I'm not criticizing How Swede It Is. They had nothing to do with our league officials' decision to bend the rules and grant them a vacant bowler's average of 250. I wish only to illuminate the absurdity of that decision.

So in my best Joe Friday prose, I will point out that for weeks #1-#26, How Swede It Is had a record of 218.5-483.5 (winning percentage 31.1%). Since they were granted the vacant bowler with a 250 average in week #27, their record is 152-91 (winning percentage 62.6%). Is it a coincidence? Maybe their three remaining bowlers stepped up when Dennis had to drop out. This calls for a closer look.

         1-26  27-34

Kevin     191    191

Lisa      170    179

Eric      204    201

Dennis    203    ---

750-bot   ---    250

Kevin held his ground, Lisa improved 9 pins, and Eric slipped back 3 pins. Lisa's improvement gave the team a slight boost but it wasn't enough to double their winning percentage, especially since it was partially offset by Eric's decline. That increase of 47 pins per game from the 750-bot is clearly the driver of this team's upward movement in the past two months. But I digress.

Getting back to this week's match, we won the first game but lost the next two and the points for total pinfall. The Swedish 750-bot pulled off another sweep in match play and improved its record to 35-1.

WEEK 35  01  02  03  SER  PTS   G  PINS   AVG   PTS  HG   HS 200 600 700 800
Quinton 209 178 178  565  1.0  87 15981 183.7  52.0 266  661  25   7   0   0
Mark    222 244 183  649  3.0 102 19268 188.9  67.0 247  659  39  10   0   0
Brandon 172 196 111  479  1.0 105 20072 191.2  54.0 257  688  32   8   0   0
Garrett 212 188 247  647  0.0 102 22545 221.0  70.0 299  876  74  22   8   1
Kevin                           9  1708 189.8   5.0 236  574   4   0   0   0
TOTAL   815 806 719 2340  5.0 405 79574 196.5 248.0 964 2693 174  47   8   1

WEEK 34 RESULTS

Points Won: 7 - Points Lost: 20

We had Kevin subbing for Quinton again this week but the lineup change didn't shake us out of our long slump. Our total pinfall was nearly identical to last week (2247 vs. 2246) and we scored five more points but we were swept again. We remain buried deep in last place with a record of 73.5-196.5.

Many thanks to Kevin for coming out and standing in for Quinton.

Our spirits have been low for several weeks. No doubt we've been down because we haven't been bowling well. Still, we should be able to get our competitive fire burning again. Let's make an effort to get our energy back and enjoy what we're doing.

LEAGUE STAT SHEET

WEEK 34  01  02  03  SER  PTS   G  PINS   AVG   PTS  HG   HS 200 600 700 800
Quinton                        84 15416 183.5  51.0 266  661  24   7   0   0
Mark    167 142 190  499  2.0  99 18619 188.1  64.0 247  659  37   9   0   0
Brandon 171 195 201  567  2.0 102 19593 192.1  53.0 257  688  32   8   0   0
Garrett 186 222 203  611  2.0  99 21898 221.2  70.0 299  876  72  21   8   1
Kevin   236 169 165  570  1.0   9  1708 189.8   5.0 236  574   4   0   0   0
TOTAL   760 728 759 2247  7.0 393 77234 196.5 243.0 964 2693 169  45   8   1

WEEK 33 RESULTS



Points Won: 2 - Points Lost: 25



I was slow to update the blog with last week's results but I figure none of us were particularly interested in our worst beating of the season. Battle of the Pro Shops II went to The Bowler's Advantage by a score of 25-2. Ouch!

Though we lost the first game, we bowled fairly well with a score of 825. It went downhill from there with scores of 744 and 677 to finish the series. We're now in last place with a record of 66.5-176.5.

LEAGUE STAT SHEET

WEEK 33  01  02  03  SER  PTS   G  PINS   AVG   PTS  HG   HS 200 600 700 800
Quinton 179 172 183  534  0.0  84 15416 183.5  51.0 266  661  24   7   0   0
Mark    210 159 158  527  1.0  96 18120 188.8  62.0 247  659  37   9   0   0
Brandon 201 169 175  545  1.0  99 19026 192.2  51.0 257  688  31   8   0   0
Garrett 235 244 161  640  0.0  96 21287 221.7  68.0 299  876  70  20   8   1
Kevin                           6  1138 189.7   4.0 223  574   3   0   0   0
TOTAL   825 744 677 2246  2.0 381 74987 196.8 236.0 964 2693 165  44   8   1