Faribault Bowling Observer- I'm Seeing Stars

 First of all, Happy New Year. I hope you all spent New Year's Eve doing something you enjoy, and I wish you all the best for a happy, healthy and successful 2023. As one can do on occasion, my mind wandered this week and out of it I have come up with an idea. 

Doing these weekly recaps as a writer, it can be difficult at times to keep the recaps looking fresh. There is only so many descriptive words to describe bowling. Bowling, rolling, shooting, throwing, it can all become a bit repetitive and a bit boring to the reader. 

For those that read my Faribault Lakers recaps, the one thing that I do that I do not see anywhere else when it comes to recaps is the three stars of the game. It takes some thought and I'll watch games specifically looking for the three stars. Well, I'm going to bring that to my bowling recaps and I'll try to stay on top of who gets the most three star selections. The only exceptions are Tuesday Coffee League because there are only 12 bowlers total (there will instead be a league wide three stars , and there will be none awarded to teams bowling against a blind. 

So with no further ado, let's get into the recaps.

Monday Night Gutterdusters:

Fox Lake Farms 4 No Name 3

1. Courtney Schleis, Fox Lake Farms 650 scatch series

2. Ed Gillen, No Name  593 scratch 677 handicap series

3. Sara Morris, No Name 435 scratch 642 handicap series

Gillen Farm 5 Lucky Strikes 2

1. George Sticha , Gillen Farm 468 scratch 639 handicap series

2. Angie Kielen, Lucky Strikes  446 scratch 632 handicap series

3. Bryan Lorenzen, Lucky Strikes 433 scratch 613 handicap series

Gillen Masonry 4 Lucky Balls 3

1. Crystal Waas, Lucky Balls 528  scratch 687 handicap series

2. Charles Kryzer Jr., Gillen Masonry 616 scratch 679 handicap series

3. Jennifer Evans, Lucky Balls 493 scratch 649 handicap series

Low Expectations 7 Meadow Ridge 0

1. Noah Carlson, Low Expectations 603 scratch 717 handicap series

2. Heather Carlson, Low Expectaions 443 scratch, 623 handicap series

3. Sharon Dell, Meadow Ridge 467 scratch, 626 handicap series

Monday Night Gutterduster Standings

Monday Night Central League

Tom's Pro Glass 21 Blind 9

Faribowl 19.5 Signature 10.5

1. Don Clayton, Faribowl 738 series, four points

2. Donnie Clayton, Faribowl 601 series, four points

3. Courtney Schleis, Signature 583 scratch, 661 handicap series, three points

Our Place on Third 15 Midwest Collision 15

1. Mark Schmitke, Midwest Collision 521 scratch, 728 handicap series, three points

2. Missy Mechura, Midwest Collision 467 scratch, 674 handicap series, three points

3. Nick Fette, Our Place on Thrid 501 scratch, 669 handicap series, three points

Monday Night Merchant League Standings

 

Tuesday Coffee League

IBS 4 Returned A's 0. Bowling Bags 3 Happy Gals 1

1. Lisa Barta, Bowling Bags 508 scratch, 661 handicap series

2. Patty Miller, IBS 433 scratch, 655 handicap series

3. Jenny Linster, Bowling Bags 433 scratch 655 handicap series

 

Tuesday Night Merchant League

Faribowl 18 Old Town Tavern 12

1. Bryce Ludwig, Faribowl. 629 scratch, 731 handicap series, four points

2. Bob Reim, Old Town Tavern. 592 scratch, 712 handicap series, three points

3. James Rogers, Faribowl. 682 scratch, 702 handicap series, three points

Story Equipment 19 Bashers 11

1. Rick Story, Story Equipment. 656 scratch, 749 handicap series, four points

2. Allen Pleschcourt, Bashers. 595 scratch, 757 handicap series, three points

3. Kyle Standbly, Story Equipment. 547 scratch, 721 handicap series, four points

Tom's Pro Glass 20 Depot 10

1. JJ Klein, Tom's Pro Glass. 584 scratch, 719 handicap series, four points

2. Barry Barron, Tom's Pro Glass. 695 scratch, 740 handicap series, three points

3. Dave Swanson, Depot. 585 scratch, 708 handicap series, three points

Roehrick Painting 15.5 AP Insurance 14.5 

1. Chris Breitenfeldt, AP Insurance. 476 scratch, 674 handicap series, 3.5 points

2. Adam Rothen, Roehrick Painting. 515 scratch, 650 handicap series, three points

3. Ed Roehrick, Roehrick Painting. 544 scratch, 664 handicap series, two points

Champion's Pro Shop 22 Elks Lodge 8

1. Briley Haugh, Champion's Pro Shop. 732 scratch series, three points

2. Doug Truman, Elks Lodge. 536 scratch, 716 handicap series, three points

3. Jason Kes, Champion's Pro Shop. 671 scratch, 710 handicap series, three points

Mid State 20 Nomad Adventures 10

1. Dylan Prokopec, Mid State. 445 scratch, 742 handicap series, four points

2. Jordan VonRuden, Mid State. 699 scratch, 741 handicap series, three points

3. Jarid Finstuen, Nomad Adventures. 587 scratch, 710 handicap series, three points

Cry Baby Craig's 25 DeGroot Construction 5

1. Shane Klokonos, Cry Baby Craig's. 742 scratch, 823 handicap series, four points

2. Colby Ordal, Cry Baby Craig's. 622 scratch, 742 handicap series, four points

3. Eddie Gruber, Cry Baby Craig's. 658 scratch, 697 handicap series, three points

Tuesday Night Merchant League Standings

Wednesday Night Mixed

Waffle Stomp 6 New Team 1

1. Terri Jarvis, Waffle Stomp. 473 scratch, 692 handicap series.

2.Jesse Nappin, Waffle Stomp. 387 scratch, 645 handicap series

3. Kathy Hoffman, New Team. 386 scratch, 632 handicap series

Bowl Shyt 5 Pin Pals 2

1. Richard Angell, Pin Pals. 498 scratch, 672 handicap series

2. Joshua McHugh, Bowl Shyt. 506 scratch, 635 handicap series

3. Tom Mitchell, Bowl Shyt. 566 scratch, 623 handicap series

The Whoevers 5 Better Than Charles 2

1. Chuck Kryzer, Better Than Charles. 591 scratch, 684 handicap series

2. Colby Ordal, The Whoevers. 560 scratch, 653 handicap series

3. Emily Whillock, The Whoevers. 490 scratch, 634 handicap series

Wednesday Night Mixed Standings:

1. Bowl Shyt 17-4

2. Waffle Stomp 13-8

3. Better Than Charles 12-9

4. New Team 8-13

5. The Whoevers 7-14

6. Pin Pals 6-15

Notes:

New Year's Eve was a smashing success at Basher's. I made it back from a hockey trip to Mason City by Midnight to enjoy the fesitivities. I thought there should've been a dropping of a bowling ball at midnight. I was told there was an earlier shift in the night where all the lanes were filled up. I drove by Carbone's and Elk's  on the way to Bashers and Bashers had the most cars in the parking lot. It was nice to see and hopefully a sign of good things to come in 2023.

We now get into the dead of Winter. As a kid I remember the weather being so cold that we wanted nothing to with being outside. Dad had control of the TV so we were at the mercy of what he wanted to watch. After the onslaught of fishing shows on Saturday afternoon, Roland Martin, Virgil Ward etc., we'd settle in to watch the Pro Bowlers Tour on ABC. One of the more intriguing matchups would be when the methodical Mark Roth would match up with the fiery Marshall Holman. Enjoy this clip as we go back to 1979.