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Rally of the Dolls

Posted by Ken April 12, 2011 Spring 2011, Week 11 View Score Sheets

At the mid-point of April – with the Finals five weeks off – the VML Bowling League witnessed quite a shakeup in the league standings. While the team at the top of the standings continues to hold onto that coveted spot, there was quite a shakeup amongst the rest of the league. All it took was a nod from a doctor clearing a long-time bowling powerhouse to return to the lanes after arm surgery to bring about one of the largest single-week climbs of any team this season. We're still accepting votes to name the four inaugural enshrinees into the GutterAlley Hall of Fame so, if you haven't already, please swing by and cast your vote(s) today. Thank you!So, shall we light this candle? Oh yes we shall.The last time these two teams faced off in Week #3, it was Eat Split and DI that walked away with the clean sweep over opponents No Pinheads. Such was not this case this time around. With Aubrey Moren leading the way with a 509 series, it was the Pinheads' turn to savor the sweet taste of victory with a 4-0 win over Eat Split and DI. Jake Parrott heaved the top series for Eat in the loss, ending his evening with a 418. While the victories keep the Pinheads in 5th place, they have narrowed the gap between themselves and the top half of the league standings. Eat Split and DI slips one spot into 4th place, enjoying a half game lead over No Pinheads.The second match-up of the evening between Touch My Vlad and Tonganoxie Doglift had to wait until Saturday when Vlad completed their post-bowling. The end result? The men of Tonganoxie came away with a 3-1 matchup victory...narrowly missing the sweep by a single pin in Game #2. Led by one of this season's top new recruits – and the Rookie of the Season as far as this writer is concerned – Tonganoxie's Russell Madsen led his team with a 453 series while continuing to raise his average. If not for Emily Podhajsky rolling her second highest game all season in Game #2, Vlad would have found themselves blanked. Chris Able put up the top series for Touch My Vlad, ending with a 456. While Vlad remains in 8th, Tonganoxie Doglift climbs one spot into 6th place with their three wins.Let's face it. Last week, S*I*C*K's best performer Carl Goetz had an off week. His performance this Tuesday night made that a faint memory. Earning Most Valuable Bowler honors with his 638 series, Goetz propelled his team to a 4-0 win in a closely fought battle against opponents SucmaBOWLS. Sucma's Orion Kinkaid kept him team in contention each game, ending his evening with a team-high 452 series. The victories keep S*I*C*K in first place by a margin of 5.5 games while SucmaBOWLS falls into 7th place pending the outcome of the post-bowling matchup.Welcome back, Ryan Doll. After having been out after surgery on his bowling arm, Doll got to return to the lanes and "roll for real" and led his Dolls and Balls team in the process into a 4-0 beat down over former 2nd place team Istanbowl Turkey...overtaking 2nd place themselves. Doll's performance also netted him the nod as this week's #1 Power Rankedbowler. Shorthanded Istanbowl was led by this week by Scott "Scooter J" Murdock and his 484 series in the quadruple loss. By the slight margin of half a game, Dolls and Balls ascends two spots into 2nd while Istanbowl Turkey falls into 3rd place. Only one bowler made it into The 200 Club this week. That's right, it was this week's MVB Carl Goetz (203, 237).In the predictions for next week, our favorite soothsayer Murdock the Kinda Good at Times has S*I*C*K defeating Istanbowl Turkey 3-1 and Dolls and Balls taking three from SucmaBOWLS. He's remaining silent about the outcomes of the rest of the league due to the post-bowling scores still being out. Is Murdock the Kinda Good at Times' crystal bowling ball foreseeing the truth about the future? We'll all find out next week.See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB


Carl Goetz
Runner Up:
(See Posting)

  #1 POWER BOWLER


Ryan Doll
Runner Up:
Chris Able

  #1 H2H BOWLER


Ryan Doll
Runner Up:
Carl Goetz

  FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE)
"I even blew on it a little bit. DAMMIT, Gutter Quote!"

Ken M. Wilson, after watching a pin tap – but not knock down – the lone remaining pin after what he thought should have been a strike.

EXPANDED STANDINGS
Pos. Team name Record Percent Total Pins Change
1 S*I*C*K 32-12 .727 24,167 n/a
2 Dolls and Balls 26.5-17.5 .602 19,354 +2
3 Istanbowl Turkey 26-18 .591 19,973 -1
4 Eat Split and DI 23-21 .523 16,929 -1
5 No Pinheads 22.5-21.5 .511 20,861 n/a
6 Tonganoxie Doglift 19-25 .432 16,090 +1
7 SucmaBOWLS 17-27 .386 16,639 -1
8 Touch My Vlad 10-34 .227 14,587 n/a
Top Individual Achievements for Week 11
Men's High Series Scratch Women's High Series Scratch
Carl Goetz - 638
Ryan Doll - 544
Ian Goetz - 528
Rob Kaszuba - 522
Ken Wilson - 518
Teresa Deterding - 357
Sabrina Gray - 343
Emily Podhajsky - 331
Men's High Series Handicap Women's High Series Handicap
Ryan Doll - 652
Carl Goetz - 647
Chris Able - 624
Rob Kaszuba - 608
Scott Murdock - 606
Emily Podhajsky - 575
Sabrina Gray - 535
Teresa Deterding - 517
Men's High Game Scratch Women's High Game Scratch
Carl Goetz - 237
Ryan Doll - 199
Aubrey Moren - 194
Rob Kaszuba - 194 (t)
Ken Wilson - 187
Ian Goetz - 186
Teresa Deterding - 141
Sabrina Gray - 138
Emily Podhajsky - 124
Men's High Game Handicap Women's High Game Handicap
Carl Goetz - 240
Ryan Doll - 235
Aubrey Moren - 225
Chris Able - 225 (t)
Jake Parrott - 223
Rob Kaszuba - 222
Emily Podhajsky - 205
Sabrina Gray - 202
Teresa Deterding - 194
Men's Pins Over Average Women's Pins Over Average
Ryan Doll - 44
Carl Goetz - 41
Chris Able - 39
Jake Parrott - 37
Lawrence Prak - 37 (t)
Aubrey Moren - 33
Emily Podhajsky - 26
Sabrina Gray - 18
Teresa Deterding - 8


3 Responses to “Rally of the Dolls”

  1. avatar Ken says:

    Carl earns MVB.

    Both Eat Split and DI and Istanbowl Turkey get their asses handed to them.

    Yep, almost everything is right with the world. :)

  2. avatar ScooterJ says:

    Yeah, well we can’t all have the luxury of finding a way to artificially lower our averages 20 pins mid-season without it being called out as sandbagging.

  3. avatar ScooterJ says:

    Never mind, I just did the math and discovered Doll’s right-handed comeback didn’t affect the outcome of the series, it was his on-fire subs + The Kazub’ that sealed our doom! :)

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