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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Milton on January 12, 2020, 08:34:05 PM

Title: How are leagues?
Post by: Milton on January 12, 2020, 08:34:05 PM

In my area league numbers are down. How are they in your area? Where are you bowling?

Title: Re: How are leagues?
Post by: milorafferty on January 13, 2020, 11:24:47 AM

I bowl two a week, Tuesday and Thursday nights, both are 5 person scratch league.

Both nights the house is wall to wall with five person teams in leagues.

I think the other house in town is similar with very few lanes for open play.

Both houses also have strong daytime leagues on several days.

Title: Re: How are leagues?
Post by: Jesse James on January 13, 2020, 01:31:03 PM

You guys need to move East!

I'm in FIVE leagues and always getting requests to join more!

Monday night, Tuesday night, Wednesday night, Thursday night and Friday mornings.

I sub on Wednesday mornings some times. I get requests for Monday mornings and Friday evenings! Five man teams on Wed. and Thurs. nights!

We are not at a loss for leagues! We also have many Virginia leagues and leagues in Baltimore!

Title: Re: How are leagues?
Post by: Pinbuster on January 14, 2020, 06:08:27 AM

Leagues seem to be pretty flat around here compared to the last few years. But there has been decades of decline.

So I guess it depends on what you are comparing too.

Title: Re: How are leagues?
Post by: St. Croix on January 14, 2020, 11:29:43 AM

OK here in northern NJ. The leagues in my main house are fine, and my teammates who bowl in other facilities say that they are maintaining decent numbers. A good sign is that several top high school bowlers in recent years are joining leagues after graduation.

Title: Re: How are leagues?
Post by: Bowlaholic on January 14, 2020, 07:24:35 PM

Leagues are alive and well in Central Florida.  Probably because of the heavy retiree population. 

Title: Re: How are leagues?
Post by: jumba98 on January 15, 2020, 11:46:36 PM

Here in Tacoma Washington area we are full at 90 percent of houses having nightly leagues with lots of senior daytime leagues. we have had a few houses close, so that is part of reason everywhere is full. We are down to about six centers in a 50 mile radious south of Seattle

Title: Re: How are leagues?
Post by: kiefenstien on January 16, 2020, 07:28:56 AM

I bowl 3 leagues here in the little town of Baraboo. I remember as a kid watching my dad bowl and all 16 lanes were full and did double shifts. Now it one shift 8 teams. Some nights are combined with two different leagues on the same shift to fill lanes.

Title: Re: How are leagues?
Post by: Jesse James on January 16, 2020, 01:21:52 PM

Quote from: kiefenstien on January 16, 2020, 07:28:56 AM

I bowl 3 leagues here in the little town of Baraboo. I remember as a kid watching my dad bowl and all 16 lanes were full and did double shifts. Now it one shift 8 teams. Some nights are combined with two different leagues on the same shift to fill lanes.

Excuse me for asking! Where is Baraboo? I've never heard of it!

Title: Re: How are leagues?
Post by: kiefenstien on January 16, 2020, 01:32:43 PM

Wisconsin.
It's about 15 minutes south of Wisconsin Dells

Title: Re: How are leagues?
Post by: Jesse James on January 16, 2020, 01:48:39 PM

Quote from: kiefenstien on January 16, 2020, 01:32:43 PM

Wisconsin.
It's about 15 minuets south of Wisconsin Dells

Okay! Thanks!

Title: Re: How are leagues?
Post by: Milton on January 08, 2021, 07:52:32 PM

I sure hope Bowling does not suffer too much from this pandemic. We need Bowling.