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Awards Renamed in Honor of Hall of Famers, Others

Posted by Ken December 3, 2013 Fall 2013

Back in the Spring 2003 session of GutterAlley, we decided to create a way to allow the league collectively to bestow upon the individuals competing that season a nod in various areas ranging from the best captain to the favorite underdog. In that batch also came our first award named in honor of someone – the Bob Brunker Good Sportsmanship Award. With the start of the Hall of Fame and the retirement of various bowlers, additional awards were renamed in honor of these deserving individuals.To date, we have the following awards bearing the names of bowlers from our collective past and present:Carl Goetz Defensive Bowler of the Season - Renamed in the Fall 2011 season upon his Hall of Fame induction due to his legendary 10th frame performances in high pressure situations. No one has won it more often than Carl.Emily Podhajsky Good Sportsmanship Award - Upon beloved bowler Emily's retirement from the league, we separated the Good Sportsmanship Award into both a male and female category. Naturally she was the first recipient.Bob Brunker Good Sportsmanship Award - The award that started the naming tradition back in '03, bestowed upon eternal good sport – and Spring 2012 Hall of Fame inductee – Bob Brunker.Pat Searcy "Life of the Party" Award - Created last season in honor of one the league's biggest personalities, the legendary Pat Searcy, the award is given to the person who brings the most fun to the lanes that season.Scott Murdock "Get 'er Done" Award - Another award started last season, named after the league's most tireless worker since nearly the beginning – inaugural class Hall of Famer Scott "Scooter J" Murdock. The award is given out picked by Scoot himself, based upon his own personal observations of who, in his opinion, has provided the most help to the league in his or her own way. Given out at the end of each Spring season, covering both the Fall and Spring sessions.Continuing with renaming awards in honor of the league luminaries, we wanted to announced additional updates to the end of the season awards, both Season Favorites as well as individual achievements.Seth Gunderson Captain of the Season - Named after the only person to win the award three consecutive times, Spring 2013's Hall of Fame inductee Seth Gunderson.Ken M. Wilson Championship Trophy - Named after the inaugural class Hall of Famer that has won 12 championship titles so far, more than any other bowler. Angela Bradford Women's High Series Scratch - Currently owning the top spot on every single women's high game and high series record, it's only fitting to name the biggest of them all after inaugural class Hall of Famer Angela Bradford – the only female in league history to break the 600+ series mark. Don Glasscock Men's High Series Scratch - Easily the best bowler the league has ever seen, this seasonal achievement will be commemorated going forward bearing his name due to his all-time league best 770 series. Freda Schroeder Women's High Game Scratch - Trailing only to her daughter's 257, none of the other women in our league's history has outdone inaugural class Hall of Fame Freda Schroeder and her 234 game. David Codding Men's High Game Scratch - The Fall 2012 Hall of Fame inductee was the first, and so far only, man to shoot the most coveted game in all of bowling. 'nuff said.This ties up a number of loose ends that have been kicked around for a while now, with every member of the Hall of Fame now having an award named in his or her honor. Voting for the season favorites begins immediately after the Finals.


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