Here is your Spring 2025 Recap, where you can find out who won all the individual awards plus lots more! Our next season will (likely) begin on August 19, 2025!
If you missed the presentation, you can also see it as a PowerPoint or as a PDF.
This season FILPB reclaimed the championship with a (45.5-18.5) record, having locked out long-time nemesis Squid Row in week 15. They still had to overcome a mild challenge from 
who had an outside chance at the championship, but Team Name Loading utterly failed to pose a threat and ultimately fell to 3rd. Overall FILPB finished as only the 154th strongest team in league history, which is surprisingly low given the actual win-loss record.
SEASON INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
Women's High Series Scratch: JoAnne Barber (471)
Women's High Game Scratch: Cat Atwood (165)
Women's High Series Handicap: N/A due to insufficient females)
Women's High Game Handicap: N/A due to insufficient females
Men's High Series Scratch: Ian Estey (648)
Men's High Game Scratch: Ben Spencer (266)
Men's High Series Handicap: Chris Lenz (700)
Men's High Game Handicap: Chris Windham (287)
Scott Murdock is #1 Power ranked bowler, Matthew Taylor is runner up.
Team Name Loading is #1 Power ranked team, FILPB is runner up.
Head to Head: Aaron Barber would have won 62.652% of all possible one-on-one matchups this season, Matthew Taylor comes in second at 61.402%.
The Ben Spencer Most-Improved Bowler Awards:
- In Season: Cat Atwood - Improved her average 16 pins between establishing her base average (after 12 games) and the end of the season.
- Between Seasons: Chris Lenz - Improved his average 10 pins since the end of his previous season.
Scott Murdock "Get 'er Done" Award
(Given, when appropriate, to someone who has gone above and beyond to help the league/)
- Aaron Barber - For painting the two most recent Hall of Fame pins, and for prepping additional blank pins for future inductees even through his job will be making it more difficult for him to participate in the future.
The Tournament of Champions was won by Scott Lawson, with Buck Nasty as runner-up.
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS:
Rookie of the Season
(Which first year bowler did the most for his or her team in their initial outing?)
- Runner Up: Cat Atwood
- Winner: Ian Estey
Seth Gunderson Captain of the Season
(Which team captain provided the most leadership, dedication, and inspiration to their team?)
- Runner Up: Seth Gunderson
- Winner: Brian Shaben
Carl Goetz Defensive Bowler of the Season
Which player with an average of 150 or above proved to be the strongest finisher in crucial tenth frame situations?
- Runner Up: Ben Spencer
- Winner: Aaron Barber
Ian Goetz Underdog of the Season
Bowler with an average under 150 who was the biggest spark for their team.
- Runner Up: Tin Deddens
- Winner: Buck Nasty
Bob Brunker / Rob Kaszuba Sportsmanship Award
This award should go to the one male bowler who continually shows the best example of good sportsmanship throughout the entire season.
- Runner Up: Brian Schaben
- Winner: Carl Mueller
Emily Podhajsky / Alison Radke Sportsmanship Award
This award should go to the one female bowler who continually shows the best example of good sportsmanship throughout the entire season.
- Runner Up: JoAnne Barber
- Winner: Cat Atwood
Pat Searcy 'Life of the Party' Award
Named for a man whose exuberant personality made bowling nights more fun for all those around him. Given to the person who livens up Tuesday nights and brings a smile to all our faces.
- Runner Up: Dennis Walling
- Winner: Jeremy Varnell
Sub of the Season
The sub who did the most for the team or teams they helped
- Runner Up: Bill Krejci
- Winner: Scott Thompson
Most Valuable Bowler – People's Choice
Who did everyone think did the most for their team?
- Runner Up: Aaron Barber
- Winner: Scott Lawson
Favorite Team to Roll Against
- Runner Up: Bowls Deep
- Winner: FFK
Most Feared Team to Roll Against
- Runner Up: Squid Row
- Winner: Team Name Loading
TEAM MVBs:
- FILPB: Seth Gunderson
- Squid Row: Ben Spencer
- Team Name Loading: AJ Hofmann
- Gutterly Hopeless: Jacob Holst
- FFK: Scott Lawson
- Bowls Deep: Ian Estey
ACTUAL SEASON MVB: Ben Spencer, single-handedly responsible for 12 of his team's wins. — Runner-Up: AJ Hofmann
SOME TRIVIA FACTS ABOUT THE SPRING 2025 SEASON:
- In Week 1, Game 1, Seth Gunderson became the 5th bowler in league history to reach 250,000 career pins.
- In week 10, game 3, Seth Gunderson passed Ken Wilson in career pins to now have the 4th highest pin count. Seth now sits at 256,862 career pins and can easily move into 3rd place about 9 weeks into another season.
- In week 13, game 1, Aaron Barber took over the #3 spot among bowlers with the most 200+ games, He now sits at 261 200+ games.
New Personal Best Games
| Bowler | New Best |
Old Best |
Since... |
| Ben Spencer | 266 | 265 | Spring 2023, wk 14 |
| Buck Nasty | 201 | 189 | Fall 2023, wk 4 |
| Chris Windham | 251 | 224 | Spring 2024, wk 16 |
| Tim Deddens | 204 | 194 | Fall 2016, wk 14 |
New Personal Best Series
| Bowler | New Best |
Old Best |
Since... |
| Chris Windham | 575 | 556 | Fall 2024, wk 10 |
| Dustin Schmeltz | 611 | 608 | Fall 2021, wk 16 |
| Tim Deddens | 491 | 487 | Fall 2016, wk 14 |
New Personal Best Average
| Bowler | New Best |
Old Best |
Since... |
| Carl Mueller | 117 | 115 | Fall 2024 |
| Chris Hagan | 120 | 114 | Fall 2024 |
| Chris Windham | 156 | 148 | Fall 2024 |
| Nathan Burrows | 148 | 147 | Spring 2024 |
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FROM THE GUTTER (QUOTE OF THE SEASON)
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| Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins |
| 1 | FILPB | 45.5-18.5 | .711 | 31,336 |
| 2 | Squid Row | 39-25 | .609 | 31,746 |
| 3 | |
38.5-25.5 | .602 | 28,303 |
| 4 | Gutterly Hopeless | 25.5-38.5 | .398 | 23,498 |
| 5 | FFK | 24-40 | .375 | 26,705 |
| 6 | Bowls Deep | 19.5-44.5 | .305 | 24,186 |
| Men's High Series Scratch | Women's High Series Scratch |
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Ian Estey - 648 Ben Spencer - 645 Aaron Barber - 615 Dustin Schmeltz - 611 Nick Kinney - 599 |
JoAnne Barber - 471 Cat Atwood - 391 |
| Men's High Series Handicap | Women's High Series Handicap |
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Ben Spencer - 717 Chris Lenz - 700 Chris Windham - 683 Nick Kinney - 671 Aaron Barber - 669 |
JoAnne Barber - 648 Cat Atwood - 637 |
| Men's High Game Scratch | Women's High Game Scratch |
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Ben Spencer - 266 Matthew Taylor - 257 Chris Windham - 251 Aaron Barber - 248 Dustin Schmeltz - 242 |
JoAnne Barber - 184 Cat Atwood - 165 |
| Men's High Game Handicap | Women's High Game Handicap |
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Ben Spencer - 290 Chris Windham - 287 Matthew Taylor - 278 Dennis Walling - 267 Aaron Barber - 266 |
Cat Atwood - 241 JoAnne Barber - 240 |
| Men's High Pins Over Average | Women's High Pins Over Average |
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Ben Spencer +97 Chris Windham +96 Matthew Taylor +84 Nathan Burrows +76 Tim Deddens +75 Dennis Walling +75 (t) |
Cat Atwood +60 JoAnne Barber +55 |
| Men's Most Improved Bowler | Women's Most Improved Bowler |
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Tim Deddens +12 Kurt Fredrickson +9 Ben Spencer +5 Scott Lawson +5 (t) Aaron Barber +5 (t) Nathan Burrows +4 Buck Nasty +4 (t) Scott Murdock +3 Jacob Holst +3 (t) |
Cat Atwood +16 |
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