Hi, I’m Alotta Tenpin, reporting live from the St. John’s snack bar in the aftermath of another night of Gutter Alley league action, and let me tell you, I have french fry grease on my notebook, marinara sauce in my hair, and even though I got Karlovačko splashed all over my favorite bright blue blazer while I interviewed the first team, forcing me to change outfits, I have absolutely zero regrets. The fourth week of Spring 2026 looked frozen on paper, but the lanes themselves threw on beads and refused to behave. One bowler rolled a new personal best game and I am fairly certain the snack bar fridge rattled in fear. JoAnne Barber calmly claimed the women’s high game (127) and high series (349), while Scott Murdock unleashed a 253 for the men’s high game, and Matthew Taylor stitched together a towering 615 to take the men’s high series. I briefly told someone this was the highest series in alley history (I found out later it is not, but it felt historic), and the Tournament of Champions officially roared to life for 13 weeks of one-on-one drama. The standings refused to budge, but the night itself danced straight into this week’s bingo results.
Mardis Gras Birthday Hogs Keep First Despite Setbacks
Happy 100 200s, Kinney!
The third week of Spring 2026 blew the doors off the quiet part of the season, with three teams surging up the standings while two others slipped hard on the oil and into regret. Personal milestones fell like stubborn corner pins, and the building buzzed as Dennis Walling uncorked the men’s high game of 268 and high series of 608, while JoAnne Barber carved her name into the night with the women’s high game of 149 and high series of 419. With the Tournament of Champions divisions now locked and one-on-one chaos looming, the league officially crossed from polite competition into open drama. Every strike sounded louder, every spare felt heavier, and every missed pin came with a story attached. Read on for the night’s triumphs and tumbles, then finish the tour by checking this week’s bingo results.
Bromances Tested as a Single Pin Shakes the Standings
The second week of Spring 2026 did not politely tiptoe into the standings; it kicked the door in, tracked lane oil across the floor, and demanded attention. Two teams rode hot streaks straight up the leaderboard, while two others watched gravity do what gravity does best. JoAnne Barber was locked in, claiming this week’s high game (121) and high series (350) for the women, while Seth Gunderson went full inferno with the men’s high game (214) and series (573). Momentum shifted, averages wobbled, friendships were briefly tested, and in the end, a single, lonely pin quietly reshaped the entire standings. Read on for the drama, the heroics, the reconciliations, and then check out this week’s bingo results.
Spring 2026 Has Launched
The Spring 2026 season has officially burst out of the gates, with six brave teams embarking on a 16-week quest for the coveted, glittering, and entirely nonexistent championship trophy. Fresh oil patterns, questionable spare shooting, and wildly optimistic preseason expectations collided immediately. Individual fireworks lit up the lanes right away, as JoAnne Barber claimed both the women’s high game (131) and high series (381). On the men’s side, Seth Gunderson uncorked a scorching 214 for high game, while Matthew Taylor flexed early dominance with a league-leading 566 series. The table is set, the nerves are jangling, and the season’s storylines are already taking shape.
Spring 2026 Preview
Welcome to the Spring 2026 bowling season! We start bowling on January 27, same location and same time as usual. You can submit roster changes until Monday, January 26 and team names until noon Tuesday, August 27.
Fall 2025 Recap
Here is your Fall 2025 Recap, where you can find out who won all the individual awards plus lots more!
Broken Dreams and Broken Windows
The Fall 2025 season concludes with little fanfare as No! Not Theo! officially secured the championship title a week ago, delivered with the swagger of a team that has spent all season scattering pins and expectations alike. Yet even amid this victory, a strange chill hovered over the bowling alley, for as the first frames of the night were rolling, a startling discovery was made outside: Chris Lenz’s car had been broken into. A smashed window, a disturbed interior, and the unmistakable sense that someone had been where they should not have been. And whoever did it… remains unknown.
Theo Clinches!
Fake placeholder photo until the whole team is present
Let’s Talk Turkeys
The fourteenth week of Fall 2025 did not simply arrive; it thundered into the alley like a rogue turkey escaping the carving knife at a very confused family Thanksgiving. By the time the lanes cooled, one team had climbed the standings like a determined relative reaching for the last slice of pie, while another slipped down faster than gravy poured from a cracked ladle. One bowler forged a new personal-best series, two unleashed new personal high games, and the aroma of competition mixed beautifully with the imaginary scent of stuffing and victory. Cat Atwood snatched this week's high women's game (172) and series (407), while Matthew Taylor carved out the men’s high game (231) and series (590). What follows is the full feast of action, drama, joy, and heartbreak — so dig in, and don't forget to check on your Bingo results!
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s Hof-Mann!
The thirteenth week of Fall 2025 thundered onto the lanes like a runaway ball hurtling toward a trembling 7–10 split. Two teams clawed their way upward in the standings, two teams spiraled downward in heartbreak, and everyone else clung to their dignity like a bowler trying not to foul on a slick approach. JoAnne Barber unleashed a blistering 143 to seize this week’s high game for the women, and her iron-willed consistency netted her a powerful 378 for the women’s high series. Over on the men’s side, Nick Kinney blasted a 212 to earn the week’s top men’s game, while Matthew Taylor carved through the oil with a gorgeous 570 to secure the high series for the men. Meanwhile, AJ Hofmann cemented his place in league history by winning Most Valuable Bowler once again — now more times than anyone else in the league’s history — proving that some legends just keep stacking titles. And that was only the beginning. What followed was drama, triumph, collapse, glory, and enough emotional turbulence to make the pins file a workplace hazard report. Don't forget to check on your Bingo results.
Not Even a Geomagnetic Storm Can Change the Standings
After a 2-week break a stagnated twelfth week of Fall 2025 turned into a twisted tale of triumph, torment, and tenpins. Though the standings refused to budge an inch—as if frozen in pin purgatory—bowling passions blazed hotter than a malfunctioning popcorn machine. One fearless competitor etched a new personal best series into history, while also reaching stratospheric heights with a career-high game. JoAnne Barber dazzled for the women, claiming this week’s high game (156) and series (401), while Nick Kinney thundered through the pins with a men’s high game (222) and series (583). The pins trembled, the bowlers roared, and the crowd gasped—read on for all the epic, hilarious, and occasionally heartbreaking details, and don't forget to check on your Bingo results.
The Standings Stagnation Continues (and is continued until November 11)
REMINDER: NO BOWLING ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4. WE RESUME ON NOVEMBER 11. A supposedly routine eleventh week of Fall 2025 bowling turned into a tension-soaked stalemate of destiny, with the standings refusing to budge even a single stubborn inch. Yet fate still crowned heroes: JoAnne Barber ignited the night with the women's high game of 154 and a commanding 419 series, while Dennis Walling detonated pins across the lane to seize the men’s high game (218) and series (567). History paused. A hush fell. Then someone yelled "Practice is ending!" and the league chaos continued. Prepare yourself — everything else you need is below, and drama awaits at every approach! And don't forget to check on your Bingo results.
Hot 3 on 1 Action
Despite every match ending 3-1, a stagnated tenth week of Fall 2025 resulted in absolutely no movement in the standings — like a bowling ball that just ran out of spin. But even in still waters, greatness shines. JoAnne Barber picked up this week's high game (126) and series (357) for the women, proving steady precision can still earn top honors. As for the men, Aaron Barber blasted through the competition to claim this week’s high game with a 214, while the ever-dominant Ian Estey earned high series with a stellar 604. The teams may have stayed in their ranks, but the tension? Sky-high. Read on for the rest of the drama, laughter, and heartbreak that defined Week 10, and don't forget to check on your Bingo results.
St. Nick Came Early
With the season now more than halfway through, Week 9 of Fall 2025 delivered thunder, heartbreak, and St. Nick showed up to deliver a new personal best that sent shockwaves through the alley. One team clawed its way up the standings, another tumbled down, and the aforementioned Nick set a new season and personal record. JoAnne Barber landed this week's high game for the women with a clutch 133, while Cat Atwood’s cool-headed consistency secured the women’s high series with a 358. On the men’s side, Nick Kinney once again proved unstoppable, rolling this week's high game (268) and high series (698)—just two pins shy of a 700. Read on, brave reader, for the full tale of triumph and tragedy!
TheOHHHHHHH!!!!!
Been a little while, first place makes them barely recognizable.
SWEEPing Generalibations
Greetings, Bowling Generals, it is I, Pete Hegseth, your Secretary of WAR. Lean in, because Week Seven of Fall 2025… oh man, it was something else. Two teams climbing, two slipping — like strong men scaling mountains of bourbon bottles while others lose their grip and tumble. You could feel it in the air, heavy, like after a long patrol. JoAnne Barber — tough, resilient — fired off a 143 high game and a 393 series for the women. Big respect. But still, a woman. The real proving ground, it’s the men. Nick Kinney — dropped a 226, like a howitzer firing in rhythm. And Matthew Taylor — 605 series. Six-oh-five, gentlemen. That’s not bowling, that’s endurance, sinew, veins pumping, the essence of peak male performance. You gotta read this whole thing, because from here out, we’re not playing by the old rules. The league — this league — it’s war now. And yes, we’ll be making war on our own teams to train, to harden, to forge iron from iron.
Bowling In Pregnancy Linked To Austism
I, your favorite President Donald J. Trump, am back with an important announcement about the sixth week of Fall 2025 — and folks, let me tell you, it was tremendous, absolutely tremendous. People are saying three teams, not one, not two, but THREE teams, they climbed in the standings — like my poll numbers, very high, very strong, levels never seen — while two teams, and it’s very sad, they slipped. They slipped like fake CNN's ratings, folks, not good, not strong. And we had history, real history: one bowler — set a new personal best series, can you believe it? And a brand new personal high game, which is a beautiful thing, a big beautiful thing. JoAnne Barber — fantastic woman, very classy — she got the high game of the week (143) AND the series (370) for the women. For the men, Ian Estey, people love Ian, strong competitor, he comes in with a high game (213) and series (593). Big numbers, folks. No one has ever seen numbers like these. And some people are saying, “Oh, RFK Jr. says it’s Brian Schaben's bowling ball polish that causes autism,” and I don’t know, maybe it’s true, maybe it’s not, other people, they have to be careful what they say, but I can say what I want. And I don’t trust Democrat-run bowling teams, and I don’t trust their ball polish either. Read on, folks, because it only gets better, and maybe — just maybe — the National Guard should be called in for excitement control.
Still Not Theo!
The fifth week of Fall 2025 thundered into the alley with the force of destiny itself. One team clawed their way up the standings while another plummeted like a dropped bowling ball. Sparks flew as two bowlers etched new personal-best series into history’s ledger, and one hero claimed a brand-new personal high game. Among the women, JoAnne Barber seized the crown with a scorching 166 game and a 411 series. For the men, Nick Kinney stormed the lanes with a mighty 211, while Ian Estey’s relentless strikes earned him the top series of 557. Read on, for the pins fell, the cheers roared, and the drama was nothing short of epic!
No! Not No! Not Theo! In First!
The fourth week of Fall 2025 struck like lightning across the alleys, reshaping the destiny of the standings in one fell swoop. One team clawed their way up the ladder, another slipped into despair, and one bowler etched their personal best into league lore. Sparks flew when Cat Atwood unleashed a blistering 153 to seize the women’s high game, while JoAnne Barber coolly stacked a 365 to claim women’s high series. On the men’s side, Nick Kinney erupted with a thunderous 246 high game, but the night belonged to Matthew Taylor, whose unstoppable 625 secured the men’s high series. Meanwhile, the Tournament of Champions roared to life, the beginning of 13 weeks of head-to-head battles where heroes will be made and pretenders unmasked. The pins never knew what hit them — and this is only the beginning.
Team 2 Is Great Again!
Because the team named for my beautiful TARIFFS has jumped into first place -- the highest place, a level never before seen, I, your Favorite President Donald J. Trump, am writing this week's recap. The third week of Fall 2025 was absolutely tremendous, folks — really historic. We saw winners rise, losers tumble, and believe me, everybody was talking about it. Two teams climbed the standings — beautiful climbing, the best kind — while two very sad, very weak teams slipped down. Cat Atwood, who is just terrific, totally dominated with this week’s high game (150) and series (391) for the women, while Aaron Barber — a tremendous bowler, by the way — delivered the men’s high game (211) and series (615). And now the Tournament of Champions divisions are set, ready for some incredible, one-on-one action beginning next week. People are calling it the best lineup in history. And I delivered even more winning in this week's bingo results! Read on — it only gets better!
