I've told a bunch of people that I've been bowling on the Saturday morning doubles [two person] league at the bowling alley... well, today was the last week, the week of the playoffs, where the top 8 teams played against each other to get to the semi-finals, then the finals...and guess who won?
The first match wasn't that much of a challenge..the lanes were very oily, though, and my bowling bal for very LIGHT oil... so, I was basically throwing a straight ball, at the pins, for that. The matches were baker-challenge, which meant that I bowled a frame, my partner bowled a frame, i did, she did, so on. We won, but because of our handicap[the extra points to equalize the averages].. ours was 130, because of me not bowling good :loL:
In the semi-finals, we were right on track with everyone...i threw a strike, the other team through a strike... we ended in a tie the first game in that. We lost the next, but, because of our handicap, we won the semi-finals by 10 pins.
The Finals was very challenging... we were bowling against the two best junior-bowlers on Staten Island. We lost the first game, but came close in the second. We won that, which meant we won the finals, and the league
..that's a $200 scholarship! We did mess up a few times, missing spares, getting gutters, choking, getting too nervous, and all that, but my handicap pulled us through.. and the fact that I bowled decent
oh, I'm sovery happy for you, Mark! way to go! Congratulations!
What can you use the scholarship for?
Your family must be so proud.
Merme
We were given two hands to hold, two eyes to see, two ears to listen & two legs to walk. But why were we given only one heart? The other heart was given to another for us to find.
meant that I bowled a frame, my partner bowled a frame, i did, she did,
so Mark...is she nice? don't mind me I'm just bored...
congrats!!!! I like bowling but ain't much of a bowler
Last edited by kennyso; Sep 1st, 2007 at 02:56 PM.
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I wouldn't call winning a $200 scholarship only decent...you're so modest
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When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. Mary Ann LaPensee
Merme, I use the scholarship money for college.. I'm not allowed it until then
I was just upset that I wasn't hooking my ball, I was throwing it over the third arrow from the gutter of the right side[not that many of you know what that is; it's close to the center of the lane].. but it worked! Everyone was there, my mom, the bowling kids[not calling them friends anymore :wink: ], all the adults, and the person who's head of us coaches.
Kenny, ALL I'm gonna say is that she's been a bunch of problems, hastle, and hurt feelings... she's been part of this group [more of the main member] that's been causing me so much trouble :Lol: :wink: ..but a good person
Last edited by badplanter; Sep 1st, 2007 at 05:19 PM.
Kenny, ALL I'm gonna say is that she's been a bunch of problems, hastle, and hurt feelings... she's been part of this group [more of the main member] that's been causing me so much trouble :Lol: :wink: ..but a good person
Oh well, life goes on lol...what have you got planned for the scholarship?
Helping the world one seed at a time
When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. Mary Ann LaPensee
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