Week 3 of the spring dart season rolled around on tuesday night. we had chili, yay. oh, and the dart part of it . . . everyone came into the week tied. and since we play three games a night, it would be impossible for everyone to remain tied. so, we did the next best thing.
now, two teams are tied for first, and two teams are tied for second
beavis took the line for the triples event this week, but wasn’t quite able to land one. so, the joy that is the triples event grows even bigger.
and, once again we have a new “high game” for the season. this week Nate Dobek bested the current mark and set the bar at 53. nice darts Nate.
Skinner failed to make the board as Tailgunner. that’s what happens when you’re shooting 20’s and 30’s. don’t worry, there’s always next week!
well, not really, but that’s one of the teams from last night’s trivia conTest. errr, it’s one of them that i can put into print at least. Chickalet, i received confirmation this morning, you are indeed going to hell. i can’t tell you when though ’cause that would ruin the surprise. don’t worry though, apparently larry will be there waiting for you, with a cold Old Milwaukee’s Best Ice in hand.
so, the new . . .
7 pm Start Time
worked into people’s schedule’s last night, as evidenced by a wonderful turnout! and that included Phillipine - great to see you dude! folks worked their way through 40 different trivia questions in their quest to be at the top of the heap when the final buzzer sounded. and, the race was tight. one question did begin to separate teams, and i think it even flip flopped the leaders - but i’m not sure. anyone ever play . . .
Stratego? apparently it’s popular enough to make it’s way into, get this, the Mind Sport Olympics in London. who’d'a thought?
the contest was still tight though, and even with a big bonus at the end no one was sure who would come out on top until the very end. the crew of “The Rizza” made perhaps the most valiant effort of the evening, finishing second with a close-knit team of three!
excellent showing guys!!
other big winners include the young lady who had her ticket chosen for the Magic Envelope Pile draw! since the Magic Envelopes contain things like twenty dollar bills, ten dollar bills, and even a fifty dollar bill (right joel?), we can’t forget to mention that!! since you don’t have to answer any questions, and you can win up to $50, it’s the kind of thing that can help start someone’s week off right
oh yeah, between all the give-aways we were still playing trivia! and now, let us reveal the champions of the evening - “Larry is Pretty in Pink”
More of the same is on tap for next week:
7 o’clock starting time, so we can all start the night a little earlier and end it a little earlier (or party longer depending on your Tuesday obligations )
Ski-lift tickets give-away that doesn’t involve answering any questions (thanks Yeungling and Durdach’s)
new news on the Trivia front!! not only has Larry returned to bring us a weekly dose of things that well, only Larry would be the source of, but - we have a
New Starting Time - 7pm
that’s right, we’re gathering at 7pm these days!!! the buffalo chicken is ready to go, the beer special is still Yeungling Lager bottles for a buck, and now we’re wrapping up the action by ten - so everyone can enjoy a night of fun and trivia, and still hug your pillow at the regular time!!
so, if you’ve skipped a week and fell out of the loop - shine around a little earlier than last time
and now, onto the recap of the week that was . . .
yep, that’s right. the smiling faces from the take-out corner came out on top. the turning point in the evening was probably the final bonus question. Name the continents in order of size. that size thing being the tricky part.
i knew that Tanney should know the answer to this one, being the trivia force that he is. but, he came up short this time, and the corner team leap-frogged his crew to take down the title.
the previous week’s winners have some familiar faces, but they had to face a sudden death overtime question . . . .
and the week before that . . . .
THIS WEEK
will be the fourth week where we give away a PAIR of snow passes to JACK FROST BIG BOULDER. after all, ’tis the season. and no, they don’t automatically go to the winning team. so, come on out on Monday at 7pm, and you’ll have an equal chance to pick up a night’s worth of winter fun on the ski slopes, for free!!!
there are a couple of things that are happening on the darts front at the bar. first off, after the end of two weeks worth of action, nothing has changed. errr, i mean . . .
We’re in a four way tie for first (or last, i guess) place!! two thumbs up for exciting action on a Tuesday night
The high game of the season was 50 going into Tuesday’s action. now it stands at 51, a mark put up by Dave Wolfgang, who had a VERY hot hand this week! he also managed to land a triple during the triples event, and it was as good a time as has ever been to do that!
dave led shooters for the week. Joe Remash was the most consistent shooter putting up scores of 40, 40 and 41. Randy K and Joe Swat both turned in 40 averages for the night. Randy K. is keeping his spot at the top of the averages sheet for the second week in a row.
nother remarkable performance was turned in by Skinner. he wins the “widest margin” sticker for the week by posting scores that range from 14 to 40.
there’s more dart actin before week three’s tuesday games. this weekend we’ll be sending a team to the State tournament which kicks off on sunday morning at 11. Good Luck guys!!!
the tourney is at treskow, same as it has been for several years, and Muff Money will be representing. there will be others going with him, but you know how it is with Lawler. the spotlight stops on him. just kidding, hobo and shawn floyd will going with, and we’re hoping they all have hot hands!
tuesday night - maybe we’ll break the tie. we’ll definitely have Sandy’s Chili, so without a doubt it’ll be a good time!
in the Mt. Carmel Shuffleboard League. so heads up to anyone who may have been headed in the wrong direction on a saturday night. and speaking of shuffleboard, here are the standings . . . .
Atlas Legion 38-16
Dorko’s 44-19
Centralia Legion 31-23
Clover Hose 35-28
Wilburton 33-30
Mt. Carmel legion 26-28
West End Fire Co. 25-29
Eagles 1 28-35
Anthracite 18-36
Eagles #2 10-44
this week we’ll take on the Eagles in an away match, and then we’re home for the entire month of February!!
on tuesday night we kicked off the Spring version of the dart league. there are some familiar faces from the fall, and a couple of folks that are joining up for the second half. the teams look like . . . .
Doug - skinner, timmy wargo, randy kasenych, and dave wolfgang
the one and only Muff Money - tony ford, jon jon, kozy and zig
Joe Swat - mike k, Z, nate dobeck, and Lukie
Ed - joe remash, aaron, chris kanezo, and Biggie
the triples event carries over from session to session, and on tuesday Beavis made his way to the line aiming at the six. although he was close, nothing landed in the trips and so we carry on for another week without a trips winner.
in team action muff’s men beat team doug 2 out of 3 and ed’s team took 2 of 3 from Team Swat, so the standings are as close as you can get them out of the gate.
high game of the week goes to Randy Kasenych with a 50 in his opening game of the season, which help put him on top of the averages sheet.
that’s right, we ran our January version of SPORTS TRIVIA recently. Sports trivia is different from our regular Monday Night Team Trivia in several ways.
First, all of the questions are, you guessed it, based on SPORTS.
Second, the teams are capped at Three Players, so even if you have a tablefull of guys who know every football player drafted since ‘62, you can only have three of them gathered on a team.
Third, did I mention that it’s all SPORTS?
and so last Thursday we settled in to the back room, and players were asked questions such as . . .
How many rounds are in the NFL draft?
What team brought UCLA’s record college basketball win streak to an end at 88?
In the game of tennis, what is an “Ace”?
What golfer is known as the “Golden Bear”?
What 3 MLB franchises have never played in the World Series?
the team of “Back Table” jumped out to an early lead, but slowed down in rounds two and three. the team of “Don’t Blame Me, Blame the Architect that Built the Stadium” snuck into the lead, and never looked back. here’s a snapshot of the big sports brains of the evening . . .
the next Sports Trivia will be a “March Madness” version. no, it won’t be all college basketball. but, it never hurts to pay attention to the sport in season when Sports Trivia night rolls around!!
saturday we gathered for an afternoon of fun, camaraderie, and darts. with the NFL playoffs on the tv screens, and food and drink a plenty, it was certainly a recipe for happiness.
16 shooters from the fall league gathered, so there were perfect tournament brackets for this affair which partners the higher shooters of the league with their lower average counterparts.
as we went through the day, it was certainly necessary to stop and take a moment to recognize the man who stood at the top of the average sheet from the fall . . .
a big round of congratulations goes out to Joe Swatski, who managed to lead the league and win the High Average Award. the reason you can see him double-fisting the trophies on Saturday is because he is also the man behind the highest game shot during the season, so he took that award home as well!!!
as the day wore on, day turned into evening. and darts were scheduled to give way to shuffleboard. except the dust hadn’t settled, and we didn’t have a clear pair of dart champs! so while the non-darters on the shuffleboard team did their best against the West End, there were still things that were undecided at Dorko’s!!
Jon Jon and Dougie Troutman grabbed third place. that left a showdown between Randy Kasenych and Chris Kanezo, who were sitting on the winner’s perch, and Ed Dormer and Young Joe Zaharick who were trying to climb out of the loser’s bracket to take the day.
after the first clash, joe and ed managed to pull into even against chris and randy. and while it’s possible to rise up out of the loser’s bracket and take the day (Doug did it in the last Big Dog event), it’s certainly not easy!
and so there was one last set of games remaining, shuffleboard in the waiting, and the season’s High/Low title on the line. battle was done, and when the smoke cleared, Ed and Young Joe managed to find their way to the top of the hill!
congrats guys on a gutsy performance and a victory on Saturday
You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming. –Alan, age 10
No person really decides before they Grow up who they’re going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you’re stuck with. –Kirsten, age 10
WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?
Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then. –Camille, age 10
No age is good to get married at. You Got to be a fool to get married. –Freddie, age 6
HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?
You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids. –Derrick, age 8
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON?
Both don’t want any more kids. –Lori, age 8
WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?
Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough. –Lynnette, age 8
On the first date, they just tell each other lies, and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date. –Martin, age 10
WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING SOUR?
I’d run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns. –Craig, age 9
WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?
When they’re rich. –Pam, age 7
The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn’t want to mess with that. –Curt, age 7
The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It’s the right thing to do. –Howard, age 8
IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?
I don’t know which is better, but I’ll tell you one thing. I’m never going to have sex with my wife. I don’t want to be all grossed out. –Theodore, age 8
It’s better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them. –Anita, age 9
HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN’T GET MARRIED?
There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn’t there? –Kelvin, age 8
“And the #1 Favorite is……..” HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK?
Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a truck. –Ricky, age 10
