The night started with the Team Captains drawing lots for the starting letters of their team names. The yummy delicious team names, the team rosters and weekly schedules for the league are provided here. The email communications from this weekend, which include the final version of the league rules, were posted on the Philly Pinoy website.
TABLE 1. Team Rosters
| Team # | Team Name | Team Members | ||||
| 1 | LAPU-LAPU | Mitchie, Dennis, Ed | ||||
| 2 | BALUT | Jing, Edmer, Lowen | ||||
| 3 | KROPEK | Alice, Roy, JP | ||||
| 4 | TAPSILOG | Angie, Desi, Ivan | ||||
| 5 | MONAY | Chelo, Art, Edwin | ||||
| 6 | GOTO | Eden, Joel C, Ryan | ||||
| 7 | DAING | Lanie, Joel D, Jay | ||||
| 8 | ADOBO | Grace, Blue, Lino | ||||
| 9 | PISBOL | Sansu, Paolo, Atit | ||||
| 10 | SISIG | Lolet, Romy, James | ||||
TABLE 2. League Schedule
| Lane Assignment | ||||||
| Week | Date | 11 - 12 | 13 - 14 | 15 - 16 | 17 - 18 | 19 - 20 |
| 1 | 08-Sep-2013 | 1 vs 2 | 3 vs 4 | 5 vs 6 | 7 vs 8 | 9 vs 10 |
| 2 | 15-Sep-2013 | 7 vs 3 | 1 vs 6 | 2 vs 9 | 5 vs 10 | 8 vs 4 |
| 3 | 22-Sep-2013 | 4 vs 5 | 9 vs 8 | 10 vs 1 | 3 vs 2 | 6 vs 7 |
| 4 | 29-Sep-2013 | 9 vs 1 | 5 vs 3 | 4 vs 7 | 8 vs 6 | 10 vs 2 |
| 5 | 06-Oct-2013 | 10 vs 7 | 6 vs 2 | 8 vs 3 | 4 vs 1 | 5 vs 9 |
| 6 | 13-Oct-2013 | 5 vs 8 | 4 vs 10 | 7 vs 2 | 6 vs 9 | 1 vs 3 |
| 7 | 20-Oct-2013 | 6 vs 4 | 7 vs 9 | 1 vs 5 | 10 vs 3 | 2 vs 8 |
| 8 | 27-Oct-2013 | 3 vs 9 | 8 vs 1 | 6 vs 10 | 2 vs 4 | 7 vs 5 |
| 9 | 03-Nov-2013 | 8 vs 10 | 2 vs 5 | 9 vs 4 | 1 vs 7 | 3 vs 6 |
| 10 | 10-Nov-2013 | BYE | ||||
| 11 | 17-Nov-2013 | FINALS / POSITION ROUND | ||||
| 9th vs 10th | 5th vs 6th | 1st vs 2nd | 3rd vs 4th | 7th vs 8th | ||
So many highlights, and so many outstanding performances! The league standings are now in the Palace website.
- Top spots go to Teams SISIG, LAPU-LAPU and MONAY.
- Top male players are Romy (SISIG, 214 average), Paolo (PISBOL, 207 average) and James (SISIG, 182 average). Proud of my GoPapa Joel who had a 176 average!
- Top female players are Mitchie (LAPU-LAPU, 169 average), Chelo (MONAY, 168 average) and Jing (BALUT, 161 average). Proud of Grace (ADOBO): 130 average, baby!
- Our 200 clubbers are Romy (all games above 200), Paolo (has two 200+ games and highest scratch score of 242), Dennis (LAPU-LAPU, 223) and Edmer (Go BALUT! 211).
As with previous BowlStar blogs, here are highlights of my team's matchup for the night. Team BALUT (Team 2) was up against Team LAPU-LAPU (Team 1) on lanes 11-12. Dennis, Ed and I started out hot, Edmer and Mitchie started out slow. Lowen was consistent throughout the night, slowly getting his groove (may potential!). Once Edmer found his line he played an awesome game (211 and 196 in games 2 and 3, 172 average, galing!). Mitchie and Dennis were unflappable and unstoppable, and with Ed playing 30+ pins above his average and Mitchie showing how a true clutch player she was in the 10th frame of the third game (strikes to seal our coffin!), we were swept 4-0. Excellent play from LAPU-LAPU, now the #2 team. Na-itlog ang mga BALUT, but I am so proud of our performance, we did our best, kept on fighting and rolled some good games!
Team BALUT (L-R):
Edmer Sotomango, Jing Capucao, Lowen Gono
Team LAPU-LAPU (L-R):
Dennis Navarrete, Mitchie Masanga, Ed Nicolas
A few more notes before I sign off, from my email messages related to the League Standings on the Palace website. We are continuing to iron out kinks with the scoring with Palace. I LOVE that the players on this league are so passionate about the league, that they are scrutinizing the scores and standings. Please do not ever stop double checking and raising questions = we need to watch the scores like hawks!
HANDICAPS/OUTCOMES: I apologize for having to rescind my previous statement that the scores from last week with (incorrect) 80% handicap will stand and Palace will correct handicaps to 90% moving forward. Only one handicap can be applied to scores for the entire league/season. This is due to the limitations of the program that Palace uses, which is USBC-based. Since our league rules specify 90% handicap, the 90% handicap needed to apply to all weeks. Bad news is that the DAING (Team 7) vs ADOBO (Team 8) matchup was impacted by the difference in handicap, such that the 2.5/1.5 nail-biting and super-exciting outcome from last Sunday was changed to a 2/2 outcome. We can discuss this more on Sunday.
AVERAGES: The league standing reflects individual averages for the night (over three games), which do not include the previous player averages which were the basis for Week 1 handicaps and team formation. Based on the limitations of the scoring program, the current averages may need to stand, as league averages are typically based on games played within a given league/season.
SCHEDULE: Please note that the Lane Assignments given for "Today" in the League Standing Sheet reflect the schedule for this coming Sunday. This is because the League Standing sheet usually is given on the following week of play = you will find paper copies (one per team) on the lanes this coming Sunday.
Congratulations to Edwin Sanchez who won $45 from our 50/50 raffle. This is the highest prize we have given for this raffle EVAH! This also means we have an additional $45 for cash prizes for the league. Buy your tickets next week, you can be the next lucky winner!
Our 50/50 Raffle Queen, Alice Mercado!
- Please note that all photos are courtesy of Mary Ann Liboon, as posted on the Philly Pinoy Facebook page.
- Many thanks to Paolo Quimbo for posting info on the Philly Pinoy website.
- Maraming salamat to Chelo Aquino for posting info on the Philly Pinoy Facebook page and for emails on the league standings on the Palace website.
- Our heartfelt gratitude to our 50/50 raffle queen, Alice Mercado for tirelessly selling the tickets.
- Kudos to the Philly Pinoy Bowling Committee (Jay, Mitchie, Romy, Blue, Angie Dennis, Desi, Edmer, Joel and me): you made this possible!
REMEMBER to wear your Filipino themed shirts this Sunday! We are doing our best to make your Philly Pinoy league experience outstanding, and make you want more, more, MORE! However there will be hiccups with anything new, so I ask you to please bear with us as we learn from our mistakes and strive to do better. Please keep the questions, comments and suggestions coming = this is YOUR league.
This Sunday, it is the BALUT vs. PISBOL match-up (Battle of the Sidewalk Vendors). Parehong talunan sa nakaraang linggo, sinung mas galit? Abangan!
Hala, weekend is here: let's BOWL, baby, BOWL!
Great write-up Jing! You completely capture the excitement and spirit of our league. BOWL,fish, BOWL. Go Lapu-Lapu!
ReplyDeleteDear Ed, thank you for your comment. It is so awesome you are bowling with us! You played well and are getting better and better. Fish, Bowl? Sounds like Team PISBOL...hmmm puro isda ang kalaban namin, nakakahalata na ako....
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