Here is your Fall 2025 Recap, where you can find out who won all the individual awards plus lots more!
If you missed the presentation, you can also see it as a PowerPoint or as a PDF.
This season No! Not Theo! successfully defended there championship with a (41-23) record, clinching in week 15. The final ranking of every other team remained up in the air until the final frames of week 16. Overall No! Not Theo! finished as only the 117th strongest team in league history, which might not seem that great but is a huge improvement over the previous season.
SEASON INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
Women's High Series Scratch: JoAnne Barber (419)
Women's High Game Scratch: Cat Atwood (172)
Women's High Series Handicap: N/A due to insufficient females)
Women's High Game Handicap: N/A due to insufficient females
Men's High Series Scratch: Nick Kinney (698)
Men's High Game Scratch: Buck Nasty (244)
Men's High Series Handicap: Ian Estey (696)
Men's High Game Handicap: Brian Schaben (284)
JoAnne Barber is #1 Power ranked bowler, Ian Estey is runner up.
No! Not Theo! is #1 Power ranked team, FFK is runner up.
Head to Head: Ian Estey would have won 66.926% of all possible one-on-one matchups this season, (Nick Kinney, comes in second at 63.286%.
The Ben Spencer Most-Improved Bowler Awards:
- In Season: Nick Kinney - Improved his average 16 pins between establishing his base average (after 12 games) and the end of the season.
- Between Seasons: Buck Nasty - Improved his average 22 pins since the end of his previous season.
The Tournament of Champions was won by Brian Schaben, with Chris Hagan as runner-up.
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS:
Rookie of the Season
(Which first year bowler did the most for his or her team in their initial outing?)
- Runner Up: n/a
- Winner: Mike Fitzgerald
Seth Gunderson Captain of the Season
(Which team captain provided the most leadership, dedication, and inspiration to their team?)
- Runner Up: Brian Schaben
- Winner: Seth Gunderson
Carl Goetz Defensive Bowler of the Season
Which player with an average of 150 or above proved to be the strongest finisher in crucial tenth frame situations?
- Runner Up: Ian Estey
- Winner: Nick Kinney
Ian Goetz Underdog of the Season
Bowler with an average under 150 who was the biggest spark for their team.
- Runner Up: Brian Schaben
- Winner: Scott Thompson
Bob Brunker / Rob Kaszuba Sportsmanship Award
This award should go to the one male bowler who continually shows the best example of good sportsmanship throughout the entire season.
- Runner Up: Chris Hagan
- Winner: Carl Mueller
Emily Podhajsky / Alison Radke Sportsmanship Award
This award should go to the one female bowler who continually shows the best example of good sportsmanship throughout the entire season.
- Runner Up: Cat Atwood
- Winner: JoAnne Barber
Pat Searcy 'Life of the Party' Award
Named for a man whose exuberant personality made bowling nights more fun for all those around him. Given to the person who livens up Tuesday nights and brings a smile to all our faces.
- Runner Up: Jeremy Varnell
- Winner: Chris Hagan
Sub of the Season
The sub who did the most for the team or teams they helped
- Runner Up: Aaron Barber
- Winner: Ryan Sisco
Most Valuable Bowler – People's Choice
Who did everyone think did the most for their team?
- Runner Up: Ian Estey
- Winner: Nick Kinney
Favorite Team to Roll Against
- Runner Up: Gutterly Hopeless
- Winner: Bowls Deep
Most Feared Team to Roll Against
- Runner Up: Squid Row
- Winner: No! Not Theo!
TEAM MVBs:
- Gutterly Hopeless: J acob Holst
- Trump's Tariff Turkeys: AJ Hofmann
- Bowls Deep: Brian Schaben
- No! Not Theo!: Ian Estey
- FFK: Dustin Schmeltz
- Squid Row: Matthew Taylor
ACTUAL SEASON MVB: AJ Hofmann, single-handedly responsible for 9 team wins. — Runner-Up: Dustin Schmeltz
SOME TRIVIA FACTS ABOUT THE SPRING 2025 SEASON:
- In Week 12, Game 1, Frame 8, Seth Gunderson moved to third place in total number of career pins knocked down, now sitting at 263,148.
- In week 13, AJ Hofmann earned the MVB that moved him above Phil Schroeder to the #1 spot for most career MVBs, with 24.
- Every 600+ series rolled by Matthew Taylor this seadson was rolled on lanes 1&2, his former least-favorite lanes.
New Personal Best Games
| Bowler | New Best |
Old Best |
Since... |
| Brian Schaben | 210 | 170 | Fall 2024, wk 10 |
| Buck Nasty | 244 | 201 | Spring 2025, wk 13 |
| Cat Atwood | 172 | 165 | Spring 2025, wk 14 |
| Jacob Holst | 203 | 152 | Spring 2025, wk 2 |
| Kurt Fredrickson | 161 | 157 | Fall 2023, wk 3 |
| Scott Lawson | 213 | 193 | Spring 2025, wk 14 |
New Personal Best Series
| Bowler | New Best |
Old Best |
Since... |
| Buck Nasty | 553 | 476 | Fall 2024, wk 13 |
| Carl Mueller | 466 | 417 | Fall 2023, wk 8 |
| Cat Atwood | 407 | 391 | Spring 2025, wk 8 |
| Chris Hagan | 453 | 411 | Fall 2024, wk 6 |
| Jacob Holst | 449 | 398 | Spring 2025, wk 16 |
| Kurt Fredrickson | 416 | 394 | Fall 2023, wk 3 |
| Nick Kinney | 698 | 676 | Spring 2018, wk 3 |
New Personal Best Average
| Bowler | New Best |
Old Best |
Since... |
| Buck Nasty | 153 | 137 | Fall 2023 |
| Carl Mueller | 120 | 117 | Spring 2025 |
| Cat Atwood | 115 | 107 | Spring 2025 |
| Chris Hagan | 128 | 120 | Spring 2025 |
| Ian Estey | 179 | 176 | Spring 2025 |
| Jacob Holst | 120 | 112 | Spring 2025 |
| Nick Kinney | 189 | 185 | Spring 2024 |
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FROM THE GUTTER (QUOTE OF THE SEASON)
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