Playoffs!

Bottom Line Up Front:

Playoffs start tonight between our top 4 teams
You still get to bowl even if you're not in the playoffs
Registration for Spring should be up this week (maybe even later today)
Amber is still selling Girl Scout Cookies, if you get a hankerin'

I hope everyone has had a fun season, as we round the turn into our playoffs. Our top 4 teams will be playing in tonight's semi-finals, and next week will be our championship game and pizza party.

Girl Scout Cookies! Amber, who plays on No Split Ends, will have Girl Scout Cookies available for sale each week, probably until the end of the season. So if some cutie patooties haven't already gotten all your cookie money, you can buy some from her. They're $6/box.

Playoffs:

Closed on Sundays will take on the Bowling Stones, and Split happens will defend against the Redshirts for a chance at our fancy-pants trophies next week. If your team didn't make the playoffs, never fear! You'll still bowl tonight, mostly for fun. Which is the point of the entire league.

Here's how the playoffs work:

Each match up will play the usual 3 games, and the winning time of 2 out of 3 of those games moves on to next week's championship.
In the case of a tie, total pins will be the tie breaker.
No pre-bowling scores will be used: if a team has players who are absent, but pre-bowled, those scores will count toward that player's average, but will not be used for the team score (instead blind score will be used).

Our final week will be next week, and as always, we'll have pizza for our bowlers.

Spring 2025 registration should be up soon (hopefully later today, Feb 23, but mid-week at the latest). We'll take a 2-week hiatus and start back on March 23. There will be breaks for Easter and Memorial Day, but we'll play a 10-week season that ends on June 8th, 2025.

Don't forget your 2 free practice games each week you can use Mon-Sat until 6pm (although in the past they've let us go as late as 7pm start) and any time on Sunday. And if you're going to miss a week, you can still pre-bowl. Just remember to let me know so I can look for your scores when I get the folder with the scoresheets on Sunday. And make sure that scoresheet has the date for which you are pre-bowling.

Bowling etiquette (standard on every update email):

Be ready to bowl when it's your turn. No, seriously, don't be delaying play because you're messing around somewhere else. Being in line at the bar is one thing, but consistently having to be told it's your turn is annoying. Be considerate and ready when it's your turn.
Be aware of other bowlers: if 2 bowlers make the approach side by side, the bowler on the right has the right of way. LOOK AROUND. Make sure that when it's your turn, you're not bowling at the same time as the bowlers in the lanes next to you.
Once your turn is done, finish up and get out of the way. Again, we're trying to keep things moving, so once your roll is complete, do your happy dance and let the next bowler approach.
Wear bowling shoes. This should go without saying, but street shoes can damage the approach and lead to falls. Shoes are NOT included in the price of your season, so make sure to rent your shoes when you arrive if you need to.
Keep an eye on food and drink: don't spill near the approach, wet shoes cause falls (trust me on this one). If you're a sloppy eater, then eat at the table behind the benches on the lanes.
Don't be a jerk. No, seriously. We're all here to have fun. Don't be a jerk.