Though this week's bowling session fell on the Day of the Dead, several of you were dressed as if it were St. Patrick's Day for some reason. Because of this, and because Kent Harms won the trifecta this week, and only because it makes for a good pun and no other reason, Kent gets to be the headliner this week despite Carl Goetz earning this week's season's high game (241) and this week's high series (591) as the opening act. Read on for all the rest of the details! (more...)  Read More →

The tenth and spookiest week of Fall 2022 saw one team climb from the grave, while one team plunged into the darkened pits of Hell. JoAnne "Bride of Franken"-Barber picked up this week's high game (145) and series (409) for the undead women, while Michael Gordon's mummified corpse earned this week's high game (235) and series (614) for the night of the living men. Read on for all the rest of the details! (more...)  Read More →

Though the standings continue to remain unchanged, this week the third-place team came within mere pins of entering into a tie for second. JoAnne Barber picked up this week's high game (150) and series (402) for the women, while her sweet widdle noogums Aaron Barber earned this week's high game (232) and series (611) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details! (more...)  Read More →

We are now halfway through the Fall 2022 season, and a stagnated eighth week resulted in absolutely no movement in the standings. JoAnne Barber picked up this week's high game (146) and series (388) for the women, while Matthew Taylor earned this week's high game (220) and series (581) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details! (more...)  Read More →

The seventh week of Fall 2022 saw one team climb in the standings, while one team slipped. One bowler set a new personal best series. JoAnne Barber picked up this week's high game (155) and series (431) for the women. As for the men, Matthew Taylor snagged this week's high game with a 236, and high series was earned by Carl Goetz with a 649. Read on for all the rest of the details! (more...)  Read More →

A strong argument could be made that Gutter Alleyers were more interested in what was happening behind the bar than they were about what was happening on the lanes, as the news that two Croation beers were now available (one of which some of us have been waiting over a year to try) opened up wallets and gullets throughout all 6 lanes. The large green bottles could be found in almost every other drink holder. But in the realm of balls and pins, the sixth week saw two teams climb in the standings,... (more...)

The fifth week saw one team climb in the standings, while one team slipped. One bowler rolled a new personal best game, while another staged a surprise attack to claim two of this week's weekly awards. JoAnne Barber picked up this week's high game (148) and series (406) for the women. As for the men, Ian Goetz snagged this week's high game with a 206, and high series was earned by Dennis Walling with a 591. Read on for all the rest of the details! (more...)  Read More →

In a topsy-turvy fourth week of Fall 2022, two of three three matches turned out exactly the opposite of how they were mathematically expected, leading to a surprise surge in the standings for one team in particular. Two bowlers set a new personal best series, and one rolled new personal high game. JoAnne Barber picked up this week's high game (150) and series (430) for the women. As for the men, Michael Gordon and Nick Kinney both tied for this week's high game with a 233, and high series was... (more...)

The third week of Fall 2022 welcomed the remainder of our not-yet-rolled bowlers, all except of course for Ol' Bustedlegs Clayton whom we are unlikely to see before November at the earliest. JoAnne Barber picked up this week's high game (164) and series (394) for the women. As for the men, Seth Gunderson snagged this week's high game with a 215, and high series was earned by AJ Hofmann with a 562. And the Tournament of Champions divisions are now set, ready for one-on-one action to begin next... (more...)

On his final roll of the night, Matthew Taylor accidentally released from the wrong hand. Nothing to worry about though, he still got a strike and Della's first sentence after sliding back down the ball return was "Da-da, again!'" (more...)  Read More →

The Fall 2022 season is now underway, with six teams entering the 16-week competition for the coveted, nonexistent championship trophy. Two bowlers set a new personal best series, and two rolled new personal high games. JoAnne Barber picked up this week's high game (161) and series (418) for the women. As for the men, AJ Hofmann snagged this week's high game with a 200, and high series was earned by Matthew Taylor with a 515. Read on for all the rest of the details! (more...)  Read More →

[Updated 8/17 with last minute changes] Email just went out to all the teams, so if you didn't get it check your junk & spam folders! Or read below for basically the same content. (more...)  Read More →

After hearing back from everyone and then doing the random numbering assignment, here's how the teams shape up for the Fall 2022 bowling season. Send team names to bowling@gutteralley.com as you get them figured out. Also let us know if you want any changes to bowling orders or captains. (I kept things as close to last season as possible for the purposes of this list.) (more...)  Read More →

Here is your Spring 2022 Recap, where you can find out who won all the individual awards plus lots more! Our next season will begin on August 23, 2022, with some new surprises. Look for more info about that starting in July! (more...)  Read More →

The Spring 2022 season has drawn to a close, with ChuckaScoot holding on to their lead to officially earn this season's championship! One bowler set a new personal best series. JoAnne Barber picked up this week's high game (141) and series (400) for the women, while Carl Goetz earned this week's high game (228) and series (557) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details! (more...)  Read More →

Before we get into this week's results, we have a few housekeeping items to cover for next week's final Spring 2022 bowling session: (more...)  Read More →

Only two weeks remain in the Spring 2022 season! And, adding a little drama at this late point, a standings change happened amomng the top three teams. JoAnne Barber picked up this week's high game (146) and series (414) for the women. As for the men, Seth Gunderson snagged this week's high game with a 208, and high series was earned by Ian Goetz with a 581. Read on for all the rest of the details! (more...)  Read More →

A stagnated thirteenth week of Spring 2022 resulted in absolutely no movement in the standings. One bowler set a new personal best series. JoAnne Barber picked up this week's high game (164) and series (444) for the women. As for the men, Seth Gunderson snagged this week's high game with a 247, and high series was earned by Carl Goetz and Seth Gunderson, who tied with a 635. Read on for all the rest of the details! (more...)  Read More →

Just one month left to go! The twelfth week of Spring 2022 saw one team climb in the standings, while one team slipped. Two bowlers rolled new personal best games. AJ Hofmann snagged this week's high game with a 234, and high series was earned by Carl Goetz with a 566. No women were present to represent the female scoring contigent. Read on for all the rest of the details! (more...)  Read More →

It was the best of teams, it was the worst of teams, it was the age of strikes, it was the age of gutterballs, it was the epoch of skill, it was the epoch of dumb luck, it was the season of Wins, it was the season of Losses, it was the spring of spares, it was the winter of despairs, we knocked down every pin before us, we had no pins fall down before us, we were all going direct to first place, we were all going direct to dead last -- in short, the second half of the current season has polarized... (more...)