Spring 2012 - Bye Week Schedule

Blue Monday


3/19 Bowling Face
3/26 Sparracudas


Hipsters

3/20 Slutty Pin Pals
3/27 The Big Hookers

Urban bowling League

3/22 Swolas Grandes
3/29 4 guys 12 balls

Beyond Thunder Bowl

3/22 Feel The Shouse
3/29 The Wild Turkeys

Kevin Neary Fundraiser
Sunday, January 29th at 4pm
Bowling Tournament
$50 per bowler with teams of 5


For those of you who may not have heard the news last month, Kevin Neary, a former league bowler, was shot in the neck during an attempted robbery in Northern Liberties on November 15th, 2011 and, as a result of that, will likely be paralyzed below the neck for the rest of his life.

On Sunday, January 29th, 2012 at 4pm, North Bowl will be hosting a bowling tournament set up by Huy Pham and John Tracey to help raise funds for Kevin's family. The tournament will be made up of teams of 5. Each bowler will pay $50 to bowl. Huy will be contacting local businesses for donations to be given away as bowling and raffle prizes. We are hoping to get enough teams for two rounds of bowling.

Please, if you would like to participate or would like more information for this tournament email John Tracey at thebowlingguy29@gmail.com with the Subject line: "Kevin Neary Fundraiser". You can also reach Huy Pham at phattiewarbucks@gmail.com.

You can get updates on Kevin's condition given by his family at http://www.kevinneary.com.
You can RSVP for this event on Facebook for more updates here http://www.facebook.com/events/239825856087964/

No-Tap Tournament will be held on Sunday, October 30th at 4pm

Fall Season 2011

Sunday, October 30th 4pm-7pm

• Open to all 8 North Bowl Leagues!
• Keep things close, two brackets:
• · Above-150 League Average
• · Below-150 League Average
• ‘No Tap’ - Bowl a 9, receive a strike!
• Get closer to bowling that perfect game!
• Cash Prizes for 1^st, 2^nd, & 3^rd!

Warm-up starts at 3:30pm, tournament at 4pm

$20 buy-in, for 3 game series

Sign up now at Front Desk!

Fall 2011 - Bye Week Schedule

Fall Season begins Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

Hello,

The fall season will begin on Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 (a day after Labor Day), and last for 13 weeks. Currently we have 8 leagues, as follows:

1) Ten-Pin Jukebox featuring DJs Jonas and DJ Royal T playing all the rare swing, folk, psychedelic rock classics on vintage 45s: Sundays at 8pm, September 11^th – December 4^th

2) Philly Minds in the Gutter (competitive league, teams must have a team average of 500+): Mondays at 6:30pm, September 12^th – December 5^th

3) Blue Monday Bowling (with a musical emphasis on New Order era tunes): Mondays at 9:30pm, September 12^th – December 5^th

4) Hipsters & Doofuses (a league started by members of local restaurants on 2nd street): Tues. at 6:30pm, September 6^th – November 29^th

5) Soul Bowl (competitive league, teams must have a team average of 500+): Tuesdays at 9:30pm, September 6^th – November 29^th

6) Chutz Bowl (a special interest league for members of the Jewish community): Wednesdays at 6:30pm, September 7^th – November 30^th

7) Urban Bowling League (private league, closed registration): Thursdays at 6:30pm, September 8^th – December 8th

8) Beyond Thunder Bowl: Thursdays at 9:30pm, September 8^th – December 8th

Registration is currently open to the public. I am still gathering what teams will be returning for the Fall Season so I can take new teams, as I find out what openings I will have in each league. If a league ends up already being full, I will put you on the wait list for that league and keep you posted as things open up.

If you are interested please send me an email with the following:

* Team Name

* Team Roster (including full names, captain, and email addresses)

* Time slot preferred.

It is usually easier for me to fulfill the requests of full teams with at least 4 team members. If you are looking to join a league as an individual, I will try my best to find you a team. Please send me some information about yourself, including a rough bowling average, etc and I will try to find you a team that matches your profile.

take care,

Wednesday, July 13th: No-Tournament at 6:30pm

Hey bowlers,

I hope all of you have a fun July 4th this weekend. Looks like we definitely have a fair amount of good weather forecast for the next few days.

Here are some North Bowl updates:
Starting on July 1st through the rest of the summer, North Bowl will be open on Friday's at noon.
North Bowl will be closed on Monday, July 4th, so Blue Monday Bowling and the King of the Hill tournament will not meet again until the following week.

This season's first No-Tap tournament will be held in a little under two weeks, on Wednesday, July 13th, 2011 at 7pm. Warm ups will start at 6:30pm and the tournament will begin promptly at 7pm.

What is a No-Tap Tournament you may ask? Well, No-Tap refers to the scoring specified for this sort of thing. For every 9 you score on your first roll, you will be scored a strike.

There is no longer a need for those tedious spare 7 or 10 pin pick ups and you will be 1 pin closer on your way to a perfect game!

In the pursuit of an even playing field, the tournament is split into two brackets based on season average (0-150 and Above 150). These are two completely separate tournaments. This tournament is open to all 6 leagues at North Bowl, so it is also a great chance to meet other bowlers, see where you stand, and maybe recruit a team mate for next season. There is a $20 buy-in and this is good for a 3 game series, with the top 5 finishers moving on to final rounds. Cash prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers. If you are interested, please sign up now as the tournament will fill up quickly!

You can sign up either through email or I will have a sign up sheet available at the Front Desk. Let me know!

take care,

Marshall Kavanaugh

7/1: Locker Renewal $20

Hey bowlers,

We are renewing locker fees. It will be $20 for another 6 months. I will be collecting this over the month of July. Please pay this directly to me the next time you are at North Bowl. Please do not pay this to the other front desk staff. I understand some of you have taken a break for the summer season, but you will still need to pay for your locker before the month is over.

Also, if you have decided to not keep your locker, please let me know and you will need to turn your key in with me at the front desk. Also, please don't hesitate to email me with questions or to make other special arrangements in order to pay your locker fee. Thank you!

This means that some lockers may becoming available. For all of you who are on the wait list for a locker I will notify you as things open up!

take care,

Marshall Kavanaugh.

King of The Hill, each week: Mondays at 6:30pm

King of the Hill

Individual Tournament, Mondays at 6:30pm

King of the Hill is a weekly tournament open to all bowlers. Each person will bowl 3 scratch games.

The winner each week will be invited to bowl in the

3-Game Scratch Winner Take All Tournament, at the end of the season!

To sign up, just show up. Warm ups start at 6:15! Only $14 per person.

Chance at a $300+ cash prize and crown trophy for the end of season tournament winner.

Don’t miss out!

List of winners each week: http://northbowlleagues.blogspot.com/p/king-of-hill.html

Summer Season: League Rules

North Bowl League

House Rules

Season: 2011 Commisioner: Marshall Kavanaugh

Line up:

A legal line up is 4 bowlers per game. The 4 bowlers bowling must match the 4 names on the screen monitor.

Team must notify Front Desk staff of changes/substitutions to be made.

If one bowler is a no show, the team must notify the Front Desk staff

That player’s score will be their average minus 10 pins, or a Blind Score.

If there is not a 4^th bowler, a Vacant score of 120 will be added.

Start Time/End Times:

Leagues times are at 6:30pm and 9:30pm.

This means that each team should plan to arrive at 6:15pm or 9:15pm to begin Warm-ups. Warm-ups end and teams must begin Scoring at 6:45pm or 9:45pm.

Teams must notify the Front Desk staff to Blind out any bowlers that are not here by these times, and begin bowling.

A bowler has until the bottom of the 4^th frame of a game to get to North Bowl and bowl to catch up. Any later and they will remain blinded out and have to wait for the next game.

Leagues must plan on ending by 9:15pm and 12:15am

Any matches that go on beyond these times will be cut off at 9:30pm and 12:30pm with scoring for the match left where it is stopped.

Obviously exceptions for this would be Lane Maintenance, etc., but keep in mind your lane may be shifted as a result

Attendance/Make-up Matches

1. A team must notify the league coordinator if they are unable to attend either by email at leagues@northbowlphilly.com or phone at 215-238-BOWL.

2. If a bowler or team would like to bowl a Make-up Match for a week they will miss, they must do it during the week prior to that match.

a. This is so that the opposing team will have scores to compete against.

3. A team that is a No-Show for two weeks in a row without written notice will be removed from the league. Please understand you are making a commitment to at least 10 weeks here at North Bowl. Plan ahead and make the necessary arrangements, such as arrange for alternates if you are unable to attend.

Average/Handicap:

1. A new average is determined at the end of the night after 3 games rolled.

a. Before then that bowler’s average will be set as 120.

2. Bowlers that have bowled in a league before at North Bowl will have a Book Average for the first 3 weeks of a new season (or first 3 games if they do not bowl in those first three weeks).

a. A book average is their ending average from a previous season.

b. Bowlers who act as an alternate on a different night will have a Book Average for only the first 3 games they bowl in that league.

3. If a bowler becomes injured their average will be reset.

a. Injuries must be serious enough, to be determined by League President.

4. Handicap is based on 85% of the Difference between Team Averages. This is added to the team with the lower Team Average.

Ex. Team 1 has an average of 560, Team 2 has an average of 620.

620 – 560 = 60.

60 x 0.85 = 51

51 points will be added to Team 1’s total points each game.

5. In a normal mixed league at North Bowl, the most handicap points awarded to a team is 125 pins.

Playoffs:

1. Playoff structure, brackets, prizes awarded, etc will be decided within the first three weeks of the season by league vote.

2. In order to participate with a team in a playoff match, a bowler must have bowled at least 6 games with that team during the season.

a. Exceptions may be made at the League President’s personal discretion.

Scoring:

1. Sliding pins: A pin must slide over at least one spot to become out of play.

a. Ex: A 1 pin cannot become a 5 pin.

b. Otherwise, please ask Mechanic to reset pin or to reset frame.

2. Be aware, new bowlers effect eventual scoring and match points due to their average being set at the end of the night.

3. Scores displayed on the TV monitors may not be correct. Correct scores can be attained at the end of the night at the Front Desk console.

4. A "pop-out" does not count as a legal point, bowler must reset rack for 2nd shot, or erase point from score. A "pop-out" is defined as a pin knocked over after bowling ball has already entered the gutter.

5. If any mistakes are noticed in scores please contact your league Secretary or leagues@northbowlphilly.com.

League Fees:

1. League bowlers will owe $17 per bowler per week for up to 4 bowlers

a. If a bowler bowls less than 3 games, they will still owe this amount.

2. League fees are paid by each team up until the last week of playoffs.

3. Any fees left unpaid will be owed in the following week.

4. Teams that continue to not pay will be dropped from the league.

Summer Line Up (still some openings!)

Here are the line ups for each league. We had some teams move around and switch nights so we do have some openings. Please tell your friends to email me and sign up! You can reach me at leagues@northbowlphilly.com.

Ten Pin Jukebox Sundays at 8pm, starting June 5th 1. Glory Bowl 2. 3 Fingers Deep 3. The Bowling Stones 4. Citizens Against Pins 5. Your Worst Knightmare 6. Jerry Woodfield's Team (name TBD) 7. Shake N' Bake 8. Tiger Blood 9. please sign up now!	Blue Monday Bowling Mondays at 9:30pm, starting June 6th 1. Hulk Smash 2. Knife Fight 3. Feel The Shouse 4. The Creeps 5. El Fuego 6. Rabid Turkeys 7. 2EZ 8. 3 Guids N A Swede 9. please sign up now!
Hipsters & Doofuses Tuesdays at 6:30pm, starting June 7th League is full! 1. Spare Me 2. The Foot Clan 3. Hong Kong Cavaliers 4. The Wild Turkeys 5. Sparracudas 6. Wingnuts 7. Bring Your Own Balls 8. Mind The Balls 9. please sign up now!	Soul Bowl Tuesdays at 9:30pm, starting June 7th 1. Down Your Lane 2. Up Your Alley 3. Saturday Knights 4. Bowlcheviks 5. The Seattle Seven 6. Cobra Kai 7. Pin Action 8. Back Alley Bowlers 9. please sign up now!

Beyond Thunder Bowl
Thursdays at 9:30pm, starting June 9th

1. Shatter Those Pins
2. Liver Damage
3. Strangers in the Alps
4. The Others
5. Little Lebowski Urban Achievers
6. New Market Knucklers
7. Three Chicks & Some Guy
8. please sign up now!
9. please sign up now!

Still have openings in the following leagues!

Hello bowlers,

We still have openings in the following leagues:
Monday at 6:30pm John Tracey's King of the Hill - this is an individual bowling league for competitive bowlers, run by our in-house pro John Tracey. The concept of King of The Hill is a Singles tournament will be held every week. The last week there will be a tournament of all the winners.

Sunday at 8pm Ten-Pin Jukebox Entry-level league with some intermediate competition. Very easy going teams with some great 60s rock and soul DJ'd by Holly Su and Royal T.
Tuesday at 9:30pm Soul Bowl - a more competitive league with 9 teams.
Thursday at 9:30pm Beyond Thunder Bowl - intermediate/casual team league with 9 teams.


Please email me for more information and for the league explanation sheet! You can reach me at leagues@northbowlphilly.com

thanks,
Marshall.

Summer Season Sign Up: Season begins on June 5th, 2011

Hey bowlers,

I know you have all been anxious to find out when the Summer Season will begin. I have gotten the dates approved with management. The summer season will begin the week of Monday, June 6th-Thursday, June 9th. Since it is the summer some leagues will be dropping out, and we will also have a King of the Hill individual league available for the more competitive bowlers. The summer league will last for only 10 weeks. Here are the leagues available:

Monday at 6:30pm John Tracey's King of the Hill - this is an individual bowling league for competitive bowlers, run by our in-house pro John Tracey. The concept of King of The Hill is a Singles tournament will be held every week. The last week there will be a tournament of all the winners.

Sunday at 8pm Ten-Pin Jukebox Entry-level league with some intermediate competition. Very easy going teams with some great 60s rock and soul DJ'd by Holly Su and Royal T.
Monday at 9:30pm Blue Monday Bowling - intermediate/casual team league with 9 teams
Tuesday at 6:30pm Hipsters & Doofuses - usually our local area restaurant league with some other casual/fun-seeking teams. 10 teams altogether
Tuesday at 9:30pm Soul Bowl - a more competitive league with 9 teams.
Thursday at 9:30pm Beyond Thunder Bowl - intermediate/casual team league with 9 teams.

You can email me to sign up now! I will need the following: Team Name, Team

Roster (including full names and emails), Night preferred. Please let me know if you are not resigning up as well, as it will make it easier for me to know if there are open slots in a specific league.

I know some teams mentioned they might like to change their night due to

changing work schedules, etc. If this is the case please allow a few weeks

for me to confirm the change. I will try to make things work for you guys,

but it really depends on the openings available in each league. Returning

bowlers have first picks, so please respond to this email if you would like

to keep bowling before the summer! After that I will open registration to

new bowlers.

take care,

Spring League Banquet on Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Hey bowlers,

The blog pages have been updated for all of the leagues showing how each playoff bracket turned out for the season. Pretty soon I will also update the blogspot with High Game, High Average, and Most Improved Average listings, so you can see where you stand against your former oppenents.

The Spring 2011 league season End of Season Banquet will be held on Thursday, May 26th 2011 at 8pm-11pm. There is no reason why you should miss this one!

Here are some of the amenities that will be offered as far as our tribute to you for another exciting season here at North Bowl:

1) A chance to relax and catch up with old rivals and teammates as well as new friends from other leagues.

2) Open bowling in the upstairs loft.

3) Open bar and buffet beginning at 8:30pm-9:30pm. Beers and food items included in this special are forthcoming and I will have those details to you in the next few days.

4) Due to popular demand at past parties, I think it'd be a good idea if we held a final No-Tap Tournament for you guys. I will take sign ups starting at 8pm on Thursday, first come first serve, with a buy-in of $20 for a one-game series and cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd highest scoring games.

5) The awards ceremony will commence around 9:30pm. Trophies and cash prizes will be awarded to the top 4 teams from each league, as well as plaques and medals for the Highest Male/Female Averages, Most Improved Male/Female Averages from each league, and High Male/Female Game.

So don't miss out! We'll see you here at North Bowl in the upstairs loft at 8pm on Thursday, May 26th!

take care,

Marshall Kavanaugh

League Coordinator

End of Season: League Survey

Hi bowlers,

We are approaching that time again, the end of the season. I hope this season has been better than others in that we are always evolving in an attempt to accommodate the growing league department here at North Bowl. There have been a lot of suggestions between last season and the current one and we wanted to make sure everyone was being heard. Please take 5 minutes to fill out the following survey and we will use the information to perfect next season, as well as following seasons at North Bowl.

Survey Link: http://leagues2011.questionpro.com

take care,
Marshall Kavanaugh

Sunday, April 3rd: 1st No-Tap Tournament

Hey bowlers,

This season's first No-Tap tournament will be held in a little under two weeks, on Sunday, April 3rd, 2011 at 4:00pm. Warm ups will start at 4pm and the tournament will begin promptly at 4:30pm.

What is a No-Tap Tournament you may ask? Well, No-Tap refers to the scoring specified for this sort of thing. For every 9 you score on your first roll, you will be scored a strike.

There is no longer a need for those tedious spare 7 or 10 pin pick ups and you will be 1 pin closer on your way to a perfect game!

In the pursuit of an even playing field, the tournament is split into two brackets based on season average (0-150 and Above 150). These are two completely separate tournaments. This tournament is open to all 8 leagues at North Bowl, so it is also a great chance to meet other bowlers, see where you stand, and maybe recruit a team mate for next season. There is a $20 buy-in and this is good for a 3 game series, with the top 5 finishers moving on to final rounds. Cash prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers. If you are interested, please sign up now as the tournament will fill up quickly!

You can sign up either through email or I will have a sign up sheet available at the Front Desk. Let me know!

take care,

Marshall Kavanaugh

Food and Drink Specials for League Bowlers

The following specials are available to league bowlers during league times:

$5 "City Wide" (PBR + shot of Bourbon)
$4 UV Vodka mix drinks
$5 Pickle Backs
$5 Chocolate White Russians
$10 Pitcher of High Life + a large bowl of tots
$10 Pitcher of Kenzinger or Walt Wit

Individual Players Looking for Teams

Hey bowlers,

I have added a page that lists some bowlers that have contacted me about joining a league, but do not have a team of their own. If you are struggling to have a team of 4 each week or you need an alternate at some point during the season, you can use this as a resource to get some more bowlers on your team. Keep in mind that these bowlers will need to have bowled 6 games during the season to be used in the playoffs.

take care,
Marshall Kavanaugh.

Week 3: Book Averages are no longer in use!

Hey bowlers,

Week 3 is the last week where Book Averages are used. For returning bowlers, your average will reflect what you have bowled in the last three weeks. Good luck and hopefully the switch isn't too drastic.

You can view the most recent standing sheets for your league including your new average, by clicking your league's tab above!

take care,
Marshall Kavanaugh.

Winter 2011 Leagues - BYE Schedule

Winter Season 2011 - League Rules

North Bowl League

House Rules

Season: 2011 Commisioner: Marshall Kavanaugh

Line up:

1. A legal line up is 4 bowlers per game. The 4 bowlers bowling must match the 4 names on the screen monitor.
1. Team must notify Front Desk staff of changes/substitutions to be made.

2. If one bowler is a no show, the team must notify the Front Desk staff
1. That player’s score will be their average minus 10 pins, or a Blind Score.
2. If there is not a 4^th bowler, a Vacant score of 120 will be added.

Start Time/End Times:

1. Leagues times are at 6:30pm and 9:30pm.

2. This means that each team should plan to arrive at 6:15pm or 9:15pm to begin Warm-ups. Warm-ups end and teams must begin Scoring at 6:45pm or 9:45pm.

3. Teams must notify the Front Desk staff to Blind out any bowlers that are not here by these times, and begin bowling.
1. A bowler has until the bottom of the 4^th frame of a game to get to North Bowl and bowl to catch up. Any later and they will remain blinded out and have to wait for the next game.

4. Leagues must plan on ending by 9:15pm and 12:15am

5. Any matches that go on beyond these times will be cut off at 9:30pm and 12:30pm with scoring for the match left where it is stopped.

1. Obviously exceptions for this would be Lane Maintenance, etc., but keep in mind your lane may be shifted as a result

Attendance/Make-up Matches

1. A team must notify the league coordinator if they are unable to attend either by email at leagues@northbowlphilly.com or phone at 215-238-BOWL.

2. If a bowler or team would like to bowl a Make-up Match for a week they will miss, they must do it during the week prior to that match.

a. This is so that the opposing team will have scores to compete against.

3. A team that is a No-Show for two weeks in a row without written notice will be removed from the league. Please understand you are making a commitment to at least 10 weeks here at North Bowl. Plan ahead and make the necessary arrangements, such as arrange for alternates if you are unable to attend.

Average/Handicap:

1. A new average is determined at the end of the night after 3 games rolled.

a. Before then that bowler’s average will be set as 120.

2. Bowlers that have bowled in a league before at North Bowl will have a Book Average for the first 3 weeks of a new season (or first 3 games if they do not bowl in those first three weeks).

a. A book average is their ending average from a previous season.

b. Bowlers who act as an alternate on a different night will have a Book Average for only the first 3 games they bowl in that league.

3. If a bowler becomes injured their average will be reset.

a. Injuries must be serious enough, to be determined by League President.

4. Handicap is based on 85% of the Difference between Team Averages. This is added to the team with the lower Team Average.

Ex. Team 1 has an average of 560, Team 2 has an average of 620.

620 – 560 = 60.

60 x 0.85 = 51

51 points will be added to Team 1’s total points each game.

5. In a normal mixed league at North Bowl, the most handicap points awarded to a team is 125 pins.

Playoffs:

1. Playoff structure, brackets, prizes awarded, etc will be decided within the first three weeks of the season by league vote.

2. In order to participate with a team in a playoff match, a bowler must have bowled at least 6 games with that team during the season.

a. Exceptions may be made at the League President’s personal discretion.

Scoring:

1. Sliding pins: A pin must slide over at least one spot to become out of play.

a. Ex: A 1 pin cannot become a 5 pin.

b. Otherwise, please ask Mechanic to reset pin or to reset frame.

2. Be aware, new bowlers effect eventual scoring and match points due to their average being set at the end of the night.

3. Scores displayed on the TV monitors may not be correct. Correct scores can be attained at the end of the night at the Front Desk console.

4. If any mistakes are noticed in scores please contact your league Secretary or leagues@northbowlphilly.com.

League Fees:

1. League bowlers will owe $17 per bowler per week for up to 4 bowlers

a. If a bowler bowls less than 3 games, they will still owe this amount.

2. League fees are paid by each team up until the last week of playoffs.

3. Any fees left unpaid will be owed in the following week.

4. Teams that continue to not pay will be dropped from the league.

Winter League January 30th-May 3rd, 2011

Hey bowlers,

The Winter 2011 season began on Sunday, January 30th with our new league Ten-Pin Jukebox.

We have 8 leagues this season:
Ten-Pin Jukebox (Sunday at 9:30pm)
Philly Minds in the Gutter (Monday at 6:30pm)
Blue Monday Bowling (Monday at 9:30pm)
Hipsters & Doofuses (Tuesday at 6:30pm)
Soul Bowl (Tuesday at 9:30pm)
Chutz Bowl (Wednesday at 6:30pm)
Urban Bowling League (Thursday at 6:30pm)
Beyond Thunder Bowl (Thursday at 9:30pm)

Good luck this season guys and we will see you at the lanes!

take care,
Marshall Kavanaugh
leagues@northbowlphilly.com