FRIDAY NIGHT TRIOS - WEEK #15 RESULTS

ELM Trio: 5 - Dream Team: 2

We were on lanes 13-14 and the conditions on lane 13 were difficult to read. Both teams had trouble striking on that lane and this kept the scores low until Eli broke through in the final game. Is lane 13 really unlucky?

We came close to earning a sweep but Dream Team pulled out the last game. We held onto the point for total pinfall for a 5-2 series.

  ELM Trio            Dream Team
  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL
1     503    0   503      432   61   493
2     575    0   575      452   61   513
3     546    0   546      498   61   559
T    1624    0  1624     1382  183  1565

WEEK 15  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600 700
ELI     183 193 223  599  45  9004 200.1 259  654  25   8   7   0
LARRY   134 194 129  457  45  6474 143.9 216  527   1   1   0   0
MARK    186 188 194  568  45  9233 205.2 259  705  23   7   7   1
TOTAL   503 575 546 1624 135 24711 183.0 662 1779  49  16  14   1

FRIDAY NIGHT TRIOS - WEEK #14 RESULTS

ELM Trio: 3 - Let's Have Fun: 4

We bowled well, exceeding our average by 3.7 pins. That should be good enough for a winning series, right? Not this time. Cliff of Let's Have Fun came out on fire. We were down 0-2 after the first two games. Luckily for us, Cliff cooled off in the third game so we could pull out one win and the point for total pinfall.

With a 3-4 series, our record now stands at 68-30. We entered the night in second place, one point behind The Bowled & The Beautiful. I don't know how they fared.

  ELM Trio            Let's Have Fun
  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL
1     533    0   533      534   26   560
2     571    0   571      568   26   594
3     576    0   576      515   26   515
T    1680    0  1680      489   78  1669

WEEK 14  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600 700
ELI     182 235 226  643  42  8405 200.1 259  654  24   7   7   0
LARRY   160 136 126  422  42  6017 143.3 216  527   1   1   0   0
MARK    191 200 224  615  42  8665 206.3 259  705  23   6   7   1
TOTAL   533 571 576 1680 126 23087 183.2 662 1779  48  14  14   1

FRIDAY NIGHT TRIOS - WEEK #13 RESULTS

ELM Trio:            4

We Are Here To Win:  3

We had a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday and came back to find ourselves back in a tie for first place. However, we also came back rusty as we put up our lowest score of the season by far.

We Are Here To Win  were on the schedule and we had to spot them 89 pins. Somehow we won the first and third games despite our poor performance. We lost the second game scratch and with the handicap added, the loss was big enough to cost us the point for total pinfall.  The outcome was a 4-3 series which left our record at 65-26.

  ELM Trio            We Are Here To Win
  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL
1     525    0   525      430   89   519
2     438    0   438      446   89   535
3     524    0   524      417   89   506
T    1487    0  1487     1293  267  1560

WEEK 13  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600 700
ELI     215 149 166  530  39  7762 199.0 259  654  22   7   6   0
LARRY   118 105 144  367  39  5595 143.5 216  527   1   1   0   0
MARK    192 184 214  590  39  8050 206.4 259  705  21   6   6   1
TOTAL   525 438 524 1487 117 21407 183.0 662 1779  44  14  12   1

FRIDAY NIGHT TRIOS - WEEK #12 RESULTS

ELM Trio: 5 - Highlife Rollers: 2

Hannah was the only Highlife Roller present and she managed to to pull out a win in the first game. We won the second and third games along with the point for total pinfall to earn our third consecutive 5-2 series. Our record is 61-23.

We don't bowl next week because of the Thanksgiving holiday but Eli and I are planning to come out for some practice. We'll be back in action on December 6th for Week #13. Our first half position round will be in the 18th week, on Janaury 11th, 2014. 

  ELM Trio            Highlife Rollers
  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL
1     515    0   515      413  119   532
2     569    0   569      410  119   529
3     558    0   558      432  119   551
T    1642    0  1642     1255  357  1612

WEEK 12  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600 700
ELI     203 259 179  641  36  7232 200.9 259  654  21   6   6   0
LARRY   155 152 154  461  36  5228 145.2 216  527   1   1   0   0
MARK    157 158 225  540  36  7460 207.2 259  705  20   5   6   1
TOTAL   515 569 558 1642 108 19920 184.4 662 1779  42  12  12   1

FRIDAY NIGHT TRIOS - WEEK #11 RESULTS

ELM Trio: 5 - Kalifornia Roll: 2

In a repeat of last week's series, we came close to a sweep but were thwarted in the second game by a narrow margin. Last week it was Danny striking out in the tenth frame to beat us -- this week it was Ted. With another 5-2 series under our belts, our record for the season stands at 56-21. I don't know how our closest competitors fared this week.

Next week we face the Highlife Rollers. Randy Miller's recent death (heart failure) has left Hanna and Loretta bowling with a vacant spot on their roster.

  ELM Trio            Kalifornia Roll            

  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL

1     549    0   549      433   83   516

2     571    0   571      491   83   574

3     512    0   512      422   83   505

T    1632    0  1632     1346  249  1595

WEEK 11  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600 700

ELI     213 202 204  619  33  6591 199.7 246  654  19   6   5   0

LARRY   137 195 102  414  33  4767 144.5 216  527   1   1   0   0

MARK    199 174 206  579  33  6920 209.7 259  705  19   4   6   1
TOTAL   549 571 512 1632  99 18278 184.6 662 1779  39  11  11   1

FRIDAY NIGHT TRIOS - WEEK #10 RESULTS

ELM Trio: 5 - Let It Roll: 2

We weren't particularly sharp but we were consistent with scores of 537-532-535. We came close to earning a sweep of Let It Roll. Danny's four clutch strikes to end the second game gave them the edge and held us to 5-2 for the night.

We entered the night in a first place tie with The Bowled and the Beautiful at 46-17. They won all seven points in their match which gives them a record of 53-17. We fell two points behind them at 51-19.

WEEK 10  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600 700
ELI     193 181 210  584  30  5961 198.7 246  654  16   6   4   0
LARRY   150 158 102  410  30  4333 144.4 216  527   1   1   0   0
MARK    194 193 223  610  30  6341 211.4 259  705  18   3   6   1
TOTAL   537 532 535 1604  90 16635 184.8 662 1779  35  10  10   1

FRIDAY NIGHT TRIOS - WEEK #9 RESULTS

ELM Trio: 7 - Team Thermo: 0

We bounced back from last week's 3-4 series to sweep Team Thermo. We were fortunate to catch Bob Seright on a rare off-night. Otherwise, we might have been scrapping for two or three points.

Next week we face Let It Roll. I expect we will be surrendering a substantial handicap. Let's see if we can build some momentum and get another winning streak going.

WEEK 09  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600 700
ELI     200 169 210  579  27  5377 199.1 246  654  15   5   4   0
LARRY   118 111 127  356  27  3923 145.3 216  527   1   1   0   0
MARK    256 237 212  705  27  5731 212.3 259  705  17   3   5   1
TOTAL   574 517 549 1640  81 15031 185.6 662 1779  33   9   9   1

FRIDAY NIGHT TRIOS - WEEK #8 RESULTS

ELM Trio: 3 - Les Beauzolais: 4

We came out hot in the first game, missing our season's high score by only two pins. Unfortunately, it was all downhill from there. After we won the first game, Les Beauzolais (minus Flaco) took the next two. Our margin of victory in the first game was enough to earn us the extra point for total pinfall so our record for the night was 3-4.  

For the season, we fell to third place with a record of 39-17. The Bowled & The Beautiful swept their opponents and are now in first place at 43-13. Cleo's Trio won 5 of 7 to move past us into second place at 40-16.

WEEK 08  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
ELI     214 155 168  537  24  4798 199.9 246  684  13   4   4
LARRY   216 174 132  522  24  3567 148.6 216  527   1   1   0
MARK    230 208 214  652  24  5026 209.4 259  677  14   3   5
TOTAL   660 537 514 1711  72 13391 186.0 662 1779  28   8   9

FRIDAY NIGHT TRIOS - WEEK #7 RESULTS

ELM Trio: 5 - Up & Coming: 2

We were in need of a comeback following last week's 2-5 performance against Cleo's Trio. This week's opponent, Up & Coming, gave us quite a battle but we prevailed 5-2.


   ELM TRIO            UP & COMING
  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL  SCRATCH HDCP TOTAL
1     545    0   545      531   55   586
2     566    0   566      495   55   550
3     655    0   655      540   55   595
T    1766    0  1766     1566  165  1731

WEEK 07  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
ELI     173 237 226  636  21  4261 202.9 246  654  12   3   4 
LARRY   138 136 184  458  21  2997 142.7 184  473   0   0   0
MARK    234 193 245  672  21  4374 208.3 259  677  11   3   4
TOTAL   545 566 655 1766  63 11632 184.6 662 1779  23   6   8

FRIDAY NIGHT TRIOS - WEEK #6 RESULTS

Elm Trio: 2 - Cleo's Trio: 5

This was our first week on the losing end. We didn't bowl poorly -- our total pinfall was 18 higher than it was last week when we were 5-2. Nancy and Leroy bowled very well for Cleo's Trio and they took it to us in the first two games. We turned it up in the third game to avoid a sweep but not high enough to grab the point for total pinfall.

Our record for the night was 2-5 which dropped up into a first place tie with The Bowled & The Beautiful at 31-11.

WEEK 06  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
ELI     163 215 225  603  18  3625 201.4 246  654  10   3   3 
LARRY   143 140 167  450  18  2539 141.1 183  473   0   0   0
MARK    216 171 200  587  18  3702 205.7 259  677   9   3   3
TOTAL   522 526 592 1640  54  9866 182.7 662 1779  19   6   6

FRIDAY NIGHT TRIOS - WEEK #5 RESULTS

ELM Trio: 5 - Vacant: 2

We had the vacant team on the schedule which required us to bowl within 45 pins of our team average to avoid a loss. This meant we had to reach 504 for a tie and 505 or higher for a win. Anything below 504 would be a loss. We cleared the 504 hurdle with ease in the first two games but we barely pulled it off in the last one. But as the saying goes, a win is a win.

With the seven points we earned this week, we improved our record for the season to 31-4 as we maintained our hold on first place. 

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WEEK 04  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
ELI     202 208 185  595  15  3022 201.5 246  654   8   3   2 
LARRY   133 114 134  381  15  2089 139.3 183  473   0   0   0
MARK    229 224 193  646  15  3115 207.7 259  677   7   2   3
TOTAL   570 540 512 1622  45  8226 182.8 662 1779  15   5   5

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FRIDAY NITE TRIOS - WEEK #4 RESULTS

Elm Trio: 5 - Mile High Club: 2

Entering Week #4, our record was 19-2 which gave us a two-point lead over Highlife Rollers at 17-4. Our opponents this Friday night was Mile High Club with a record of 4-17.

We spotted Mile High Club 47 pins per game in handicap which they didn't need in the first game. We got off to a slow start and they beat us scratch 479-462. With the handicap it was 526-462. Fortunately, we bounced back in the final two games and won by scores of 655-489 and 662-494. We won the point for total pinfall by a score of 1779-1509.

WEEK 04  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
ELI     169 227 246  642  12  2427 202.3 246  654   6   2   2 
LARRY   132 169 159  460  12  1706 142.2 183  473   0   0   0
MARK    161 259 257  677  12  2469 205.8 259  677   5   2   2
TOTAL   462 655 662 1779  36  6604 183.4 662 1779  11   4   4

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OPENING THE 2013-2014 SEASON

We're off to a hot 19-2 start.

The 2013-2014 season for the Friday Nite Trios at Castro Village Bowl is underway. We opened the new season with Rudy's Hot Mamas and eared a 7-point sweep. It helped that Rudy was a bit off his game, bowling about 125 pins under his average. Whatever the reason, we're happy to break out with a 7-0 record.



WEEK 01  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600
ELI     192 192 215  599   3   599 199.7 215  599   1   1   0

LARRY   100 124 110  334   3   334 111.3 124  334   0   0   0
MARK    257 175 227  659   3   659 219.7 257  659   2   0   1
TOTAL   549 491 552 1592   9  1592 176.9 552 1592   3   1   1

In the second week, we faced Les Beauzolais and scored a second consecutive sweep. This boosted our record to 14-0.

WEEK 02  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600

ELI     191 209 223  654   6  1253 208.8 223  654   3   1   1
LARRY   155 183 135  473   6   807 134.5 183  473   0   0   0
MARK    181 206 189  576   6  1235 205.8 257  659   3   1   1
TOTAL   545 612 546 1703  18  3295 183.1 612 1703   6   2   2

Our performance fell off a bit in week #3. We weren't particularly sharp but we pulled off two wins. However, our winning streak stopped at 8 games as we slumped to a score of 484 in the final game of the series. Honey & The Flaming Bees took advantage and dealt us our first loss of the season. We earned the extra point for total pinfall which gave us a 5-2 record for the night and 19-2 for the season. 

WEEK 03  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600

ELI     194 171 167  532   9  1785 198.3 223  654   4   1   1
LARRY   148 158 135  441   9  1248 138.7 183  473   0   0   0
MARK    192 183 182  557   9  1792 199.1 257  659   3   2   1
TOTAL   534 512 484 1530  27  4825 178.7 612 1703   7   3   2

ELM TRIO - LEAGUE CHAMPS

ELM Trio 3 - Movin On Up 4

We entered the second half finale with a record of 74-38, one point ahead of Movin On Up and Let It Roll at 73-39. Team 15 was in fourth place at 72-40. As it was a position round, we faced Movin On Up on lanes 1-2 while Let It Roll and Team 15 met on lanes 3-4.

The winner of the second half will face the winner of the first half on sweeper night for the league title. Since we won the first half, a first place finish in the second half would settle the league championship without a match on sweeper night.

Roz's bum shoulder kept her out of action so we were left to face Al and Will with Roz's average of 145. When Eli and I both opened the first frame with pocket 7-10 splits, we wondered if we were destined to bowl for the championship next week. After Will started with six shots buried in the pocket for strikes and Al striking whether he was in the pocket or straight through the nose, it was looking like a certainty. We recovered from the ridiculous splits in the first frame to put up a respectable score of 573 but it wasn't enough. Will's 233 and Al's 190 propelled Movin On Up to a 590-573 win.

Will and Al cooled off a bit in the second game but we still fell short. We had a shot but Larry finished with five straight open frames and I hit another pocket 7-10 split with my first shot in the tenth frame. We wasted Eli's excellent 221 game on a 534-515 defeat. This left us down two games and 36 pins behind for the extra point.

Losing the first two games was the equivalent of boxing's standing eight count. Movin On Up knocked us around but we were still on our feet. The two wins improved their record to 77-39 as ours fell to 74-42. This meant we had to win the final game for two points and outscore them by at least 37 pins to earn the extra point and finish in a tie for first place. Thankfully, Will and Al couldn't find the form they had in the first game. We pulled out the final game 561-515 and won the extra point for total pinfall by a score of 1649-1639. Our score was 3-4 which left us and Movin On Up tied for first place at 77-42.

WEEK 34  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600

ELI     212 221 168  601 102 19629 192.4 264  664  41  19  13
LARRY   171 127 158  456 102 14380 141.0 199  506   0   1   0
MARK    190 167 235  592 102 19443 190.6 253  660  42  23   9
TOTAL   573 515 561 1649 306 53444 174.7 623 1790  83  43  22

But that wasn't the end of it. On lanes 3-4, Team 15 prevailed over Let It Roll 5-2. Thus, Team 15 also had a record of 77-42 and we had a three-way tie for first place. The league rules provide for a one-game roll-off to break the tie. After consulting with our league officers, it was decided all three teams would bowl the tie-breaker on lanes 9-10.

Team 15 struggled and fell behind quickly while we and Movin On Up came out hot. In the end, we had the hotter hand even though Al and Will bowled well. I failed to obtain Team 15's score but I have the scores for ourselves and Movin On Up.

Eli      215    Al       177
Larry    145    Roz      145
Mark     236    Will     221
Subtotal 596    Subtotal 543
Handicap   0    Handicap  23
Total    596    Total    566 

As the victors in both halves, the league championship is ours. We can focus on winning a little money in the sweeper and enjoying the awards dinner.

WEEK #33 RESULTS

ELM Trio 5 - Mile High Club 2

Last week's 5-2 night against Strike Or Bust bumped us up to second place. Our record of 69-36 placed us one point behind Team 15 who hold first place with a record of 70-35.

This week our opponents were Mile High Club. We won the first two games but slipped badly and suffered a loss in the third. Our margin of victory in the first two games was enough to earn the point for total pinfall. Our score was 5-2 which improved our second half record to 74-38.

Down on lanes 3-4, Honey & The Flaming Bees defeated Team 15 5-2 which dropped them to 72-40. We shot into first place just in time for next week's position round.

WEEK 33  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600

ELI     195 201 187  583  99 19020 192.1 264  664  39  19  12
LARRY   131 154 137  422  99 13924 140.6 199  506   0   1   0
MARK    188 246 148  582  99 18851 190.4 253  660  41  22   9
TOTAL   514 601 472 1587 297 51795 174.4 623 1790  80  42  21

WEEK #32 RESULTS

ELM Trio 5 - Mile High Club 2

Shades of week #1 -- we were back on lanes 1-2 to take on Strike Or Bust. It went better for us this time. We won the first two games and the extra point for total pinfall for a 5-2 night. We boosted our second half record to 69-36 and moved into second place, one game behind Team 15.

Next week we have Mile High Club on the schedule. We will have to take care of our own business and hope for some help from Honey & The Flaming Bees who will face Team 15. With a little luck, we'll be in first or second place for the position round in week #34.

WEEK 32  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600

ELI     200 224 150  574  96 18437 192.1 264  664  38  18  12
LARRY   128 165 147  440  96 13502 140.6 199  506   0   1   0
MARK    201 168 188  557  96 18269 190.3 253  660  40  21   9
TOTAL   529 557 485 1571 288 50208 174.3 623 1790  78  40  21

WEEK #31 RESULTS

ELM Trio 5 - Ricky's Sports 2

Our sweep of Kalifornia Roll last week moved us from fourth place to a tie for second place with Let It Roll. We remained four points behind Team 15 who held onto first place with a sweep of their own. Movin On Up moved on up to fourth place.

For Week #31 we matched up with Ricky's Sports who were in sixth place. We struggled in the first game and lost by 41 pins (475-516). Only Eli carried his average. Eli found his next gear in the second game and it was enough to carry us to a win by a mere 7 pins (497-490). The rest of us came to life for the finale and we won the rubber game of the series by 83 pins (580-497). This was enough to earn us the point for total pinfall (1552-1503) and a score of 5-2 for the night. Our second-half record improved to 64-34. 

WEEK 31  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600

ELI     192 222 229  643  93 17863 192.1 264  664  36  17  12
LARRY   120 123 140  383  93 13062 140.5 199  506   0   1   0
MARK    163 152 211  526  93 17712 190.5 253  660  39  20   9
TOTAL   475 497 580 1552 279 48637 174.3 623 1790  75  38  21

On our way out, Will of Movin On Up informed us that Team 12 swept Team 15.  That dropped Team 15's record to 63-35 and put them a game behind us. It's possible we're now in first place. It depends on the how Movin On Up and Let It Roll bowled. If Let It Roll swept Thermy Trio, they now have sole possession of first place. If they went 5-2, we are tied with them. Anything less than that and they fell behind us. If Movin On Up swept Kalifornia Roll, they're a game ahead of us. Anything less than a sweep and they remain behind us.

WEEK #30 RESULTS

ELM Trio 7 - Kalifornia Roll 0

We enjoyed another good week, averaging 183 as a team. The result was a sweep as we continued our push toward the top of the standings.

We entered the night in fourth place with a second-half record of 52-32. Team 15 was setting the pace at 56-28 and taking on the Thermy Trio. With our sweep, our record improved to 59-32. If Bob Seright's crew had one of their hot nights, it's possible we caught Team 15. Let It Roll (54-28) and Team 12 (53.5-28.5) opposed each other tonight so the odds are we passed at least one of them.

WEEK 30  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600

ELI     183 225 221  629  90 17220 191.3 264  664  34  17  11
LARRY   128 144 136  408  90 12679 140.9 199  506   0   1   0
MARK    221 205 185  611  90 17186 191.0 253  660  38  19   9
TOTAL   532 574 542 1648 270 47085 174.4 623 1790  72  37  20

WEEK #29 RESULTS

ELM Trio 5 - Guzzlers 2

We took on The Guzzlers and though we scored higher than we did the previous two weeks, we weren't able to pull off another sweep. We won the first two games rather handily but the Guzzlers got hot at the end and took the third game. We earned the point for total pinfall and a record of 5-2 for the evening.

 

Our second half record improved to 52-32 which should help us in the standings. The first and second place teams played each other but I wasn't able to learn the outcome before I left. I hope they split with the second place team having the 4-3 edge. That would allow us to gain two points on the leader and one point on the second place team.

WEEK 29  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600

ELI     222 225 184  631  87 16591 190.7 264  664  32  17  10
LARRY   143 154 145  442  87 12271 141.0 199  506   0   1   0
MARK    246 174 190  610  87 16575 190.5 253  660  36  19   8
TOTAL   611 553 519 1683 261 45437 174.1 623 1790  68  37  18

WEEK #28 RESULTS

ELM Trio 7 - Honey & The Flaming Bees 0

Eli's hot hand carried us to a sweep which improved our second half record to 47-30. We're creeping back up toward the top of the standings as the season winds down to its conclusion.

We have five weeks left to catch up. There will be a position round in Week #34 on May 10th. Our sweeper will be on May 17th. The winner of the first half (us) will bowl the winner of the second half to determine the league championship. Naturally, our aim is to win the second half as well so we can coast on sweeper night.

WEEK 28  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
ELI     193 244 204  641  84 15960 190.0 264  664  30  17   9
LARRY   151 143 144  438  84 11829 140.8 199  506   0   1   0
MARK    162 202 177  541  84 15965 190.1 253  660  35  19   7
TOTAL   506 589 525 1620 252 43754 173.6 623 1790  65  37  16 

WEEK #27 RESULTS

ELM Trio 4 - Movin' On Up 3

This week, we were about as consistent as a team can be with game scores of 524-522-526. It translated to a loss, a tie, and a win with us grabbing the point for total pinfall by a narrow margin of 14 pins.

We entered the night in 6th place with a record of 36-27. Now we're at 40-30. The teams in 1st & 2nd place and 3rd & 5th place opposed each other this week. The 4th and 5th place teams were only one point ahead of us. There's a good chance we passed at least one of them or gained on the leader. We'll see next Friday where we stand relative to the league. We're in good shape to make another run at first place.

WEEK 27  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
ELI     188 215 206  609  81 15319 189.1 264  664  28  17   8
LARRY   132 145 130  407  81 11391 140.6 199  506   0   1   0
MARK    204 162 190  556  81 15424 190.4 253  660  34  18   7
TOTAL   524 522 526 1572 243 42134 173.4 623 1790  62  36  15

WEEK #26 RESULTS

ELM Trio 5, Sumbitch 2

We came close to a second consecutive sweep but we let the third game get away from us. We did well enough in the first two games to earn the point for total pinfall. Though a sweep would have been better, a 5-2 record for the night isn't bad.

Our record in the second half is now 36-27. Entering the night we were in a tie for seventh place, one point out of sixth and two points out of fourth. We'll see Friday if we gained any ground.

WEEK 26  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
ELI     154 190 198  542  78 14710 188.6 264  664  26  17   7
LARRY   126 175 149  450  78 10984 140.8 199  506   0   1   0
MARK    214 170 170  554  78 14868 190.6 253  660  33  17   7
TOTAL   494 535 517 1546 234 40562 173.3 623 1790  59  35  14

WEEK #25 RESULTS

ELM Trio 7 - Team 16 0

We had the invisible team on our schedule this week and the scores suggest we like bowling at a brisk pace. We topped our previous high series of 1720 by 70 pins and just missed breaking the 1800 mark. BTW, that's also the league's high series. We earned a sweep which boosted our record to 31-25 and should help us regain some of the ground we lost last week.



WEEK 25  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
ELI     219 229 215  663  75 14168 188.9 264  664  26  16   7
LARRY   167 167 145  479  75 10534 140.5 199  506   0   1   0
MARK    230 206 212  648  75 14314 190.9 253  660  32  16   7
TOTAL   616 602 572 1790 225 39016 173.4 623 1790  58  33  14

WEEK #24 RESULTS

ELM Trio 1 - Thermy Trio 6

We had a chance to move within striking distance of Thermy Trio who presently occupy first place. However, except for Eli, we came out flat. Despite Eli's best efforts, we managed only a tie in the second game to earn a single point for the night. Our record fell to 24-25 and we dropped another five points away from first place. We'll have to pick up the pace if we have designs and winning the second half title.

We suffered through a slump in the first half before coming out of it by winning six consecutive sweeps. Can lightning strike twice in the same place?

WEEK 24  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
ELI     184 201 200  585  72 13505 187.6 264  664  23  16   6
LARRY   121 141 144  406  72 10055 139.7 199  506   0   1   0
MARK    171 158 172  501  72 13666 189.8 253  660  29  16   6
TOTAL   476 500 516 1492 216 37226 172.3 623 1720  52  33  12

WEEK #23 RESULTS

ELM Trio 7 - OJ's 0

We had the OJ's on the schedule this week but Ofelia was absent so we faced only the J's. The sweep we suffered at the hands of the Hot Mamas last week dropped our record from 16-12 to 16-19 and dumped us from fifth place to twelfth in the standings. A team with designs on first place can't afford too many nights like that. Fortunately, Eli wasn't the only one bowling well for us this week and we earned a sweep of our own. Sorry about that OJ's.

We improved our record to 23-19 which should move us back up at least a couple of places in the standings. We won't know for certain until we obtain the league's stat sheet next week.


WEEK 23  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
ELI     203 191 190  584  69 12920 187.2 264  664  21  15   6
LARRY   161 144 161  466  69  9649 139.8 199  506   0   1   0
MARK    156 188 216  560  69 13165 190.8 253  660  29  15   6
TOTAL   520 523 567 1610 207 35734 172.6 623 1720  50  31  12

WEEK #22 RESULTS

Hot Mamas 7 - ELM Trio 0

The Hot Mamas were indeed hot but only Eli was up to the task of keeping up with them. As a result, we were victims of a 7-point sweep. Linda was absent but Peggy and Kat were outstanding with series 52 and 99 points above their respective averages. Combine their scores with the 102 pins per game in handicap we were spotting them and we couldn't afford to have two of us off our games on the same night. It was a shame to waste Eli's excellent series.

WEEK 22  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
ELI     184 234 212  630  66 12336 186.9 264  664  20  14   6
LARRY   156 126 111  393  66  9183 139.1 199  506   0   1   0
MARK    156 169 170  495  66 12605 191.0 253  660  28  14   6
TOTAL   496 529 493 1518 198 34124 172.3 623 1720  48  29  12

WEEK #19 - #21 RESULTS

I haven't been keeping up with the blog very well for the last month. Mostly it was because I was ill. My health has returned but lately I've just been bowling nearly every night. I'll try to keep up the rest of the way.

A stretch of five consecutive sweeps propelled us to the league's top record for the first half of the season. A sixth consecutive sweep in the first week of the second half (week #19) gave us an early lead. However, our string of consecutive sweeps was snapped in week #20 as we managed only one win over Team 15. Our record for the night was 2-5. In week #21, we also managed only one win against Team 12 but we pulled out the point for total pinfall to make it a 3-4 night.

WEEK 21  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
ELI     191 160 184  535  63 11706 185.8 264  664  18  14   5
LARRY   127 142 169  438  63  8790 139.5 199  506   0   1   0
MARK    208 184 210  602  63 12110 192.2 253  660  28  14   6
TOTAL   526 486 563 1575 189 32606 172.5 623 1720  46  29  11

WEEK 20  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
ELI     190 193 202  585  60 11171 186.2 264  664  18  13   5
LARRY   142 138 116  396  60  8352 139.2 199  506   0   1   0
MARK    177 161 205  543  60 11508 191.8 253  660  26  14   5
TOTAL   509 492 523 1524 180 31031 172.4 623 1720  44  28  10

WEEK 19  01  02  03  SER   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
ELI     203 203 166  572  57 10586 185.7 264  664  17  12   5
LARRY   121 135 117  373  57  7956 139.6 199  506   0   1   0
MARK    203 166 156  525  57 10965 192.4 253  660  25  13   5
TOTAL   527 504 439 1470 171 29507 172.6 623 1720  42  26  10

WEEK #18 RESULTS

Elm Trio 7 - Movin' On Up 0

Eli's hot hand continued with another 600 series that carried us to our fifth consecutive sweep. Movin' On Up bowled well enough to win the second game but it just happened to be when we broke 600 -- the third time we did so this season.

How long can we keep this streak going?




WEEK 18 01  02  03  SER   AVG   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
ELI    201 223 184  608 202.7  54 10014 185.4 264  664  15  11   5
LARRY  134 188 132  454 151.3  54  7583 140.4 199  506   0   1   0
MARK   192 192 212  596 198.7  54 10440 193.3 253  660  24  12   5
TOTAL  527 603 528 1658 184.2 162 28037 173.1 623 1720  39  24  10

WEEK #17 RESULTS

Elm Trio 7 - O.J.'s 0

It was the position round and consecutive sweeps over the past three weeks moved us up from the middle of the pack to second place in the standings. We found ourselves matched up with the first place OJ's who held a one game lead over us.

When we last met the OJ's a month ago, they got out their brooms and swept us. This time we returned the favor. Eli scored another 600 series and Larry scored his first 500 series of the season as we swept our way back into first place. Our string of consecutive sweeps (the good kind) now stands at four!

WEEK 17 01  02  03  SER   AVG   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
ELI    208 205 205  618 206.0  51  9406 184.4 264  664  13  11   4
LARRY  151 178 177  506 168.7  51  7129 139.8 199  506   0   1   0
MARK   187 150 213  550 183.3  51  9844 193.0 253  660  23  11   5
TOTAL  546 533 595 1674 186.0 153 26379 172.4 623 1720  36  23   9

WEEK #16 RESULTS

ELM Trio 7 - Sumbitch 0

I think we can officially declare our slump over. Tonight our opponent was Sumbitch and we earned our third consecutive sweep, though in highly unusual fashion. The first game was won with a score of 457. Such a low score would usually produce a loss but both teams started poorly. We were able to pull out a win by seven pins.

That bad game was too much for Flaco Jones. He packed up his stuff in disgust and split. Sumbitch had to use his average the rest of the way. We posted scores of 589 and 567 in the following games so his team needed above average scores from him  and he wasn't there to deliver them.

Next week we have a position round. We were in third place entering tonight's games while the two teams ahead of us played each other. The odds are we passed at least one of them with our sweep. I expect we will be bowling on lanes 1-2 with a good shot at ending the night back in first place.

WEEK 16 01  02  03  SER   AVG   G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600
ELI    167 211 222  600 200.0  48  8788 183.1 264  664  10  11   3
LARRY  147 141 156  444 148.0  48  6623 138.0 199  496   0   0   0
MARK   143 237 189  569 189.7  48  9294 193.6 253  660  22  10   5
TOTAL  457 589 567 1613 179.2 144 24705 171.6 623 1720  32  21   8