Buzdums takes two from visiting Nite Owls behind Jesse Schaetzel scorching 9-14 series. Drew Croatt 3-4 in game one and Jason Stone 4-5 in game three help push Buzdums to victories.

Big Guys 6.9 keeps pounding out hits and runs as they pile up 60 hits and 42 runs in a complete schellacking of Sheryls Club 175. Brian Fiedler two 4-hit games with 10 RBI and Kevin Roecker 10-16 kept the runners moving for the 6.9ers. When small ball wasn't needed anymore, Big Guys turned to the long ball as Fiedler and Bruce Frank went back to back with Home Runs in the 7th which was followed up in the eighth inning with a two-run Dong from Chris Becker. BG6.9 holds the top spot in the league heading into the Deerturducken break.

Mike Wagner drives in Chris Halverson to win game three for The Turn at Wanaki with a walk-off triple in the 11th inning, as TTAW sweeps visiting Erin Inn 1.

Flynn's 1 Alex Beckmann 8-15 leads to a series win over The Pub at Blackstone Creek 1. BC1 salvages game three with a four-spot in the top of the 9th inning to prevail 9-5. John Hielgendorf 4-5 in the Blackstone game three victory.

After Big Sky rallied for three runs in the 9th inning of game three tying the score at 11-11, Lucky Shotz Jeff Aulenbacher drove in Jeff Moldenhauer with a walk off triple and a 12-11 Shotzy victory. Lucky went on to win games two and three 10-5 and 11-6 to complete the sweep.

John Tramburg and Brett Thicke each with three hit games for Erin Inn 2 as they take two games from visiting Sals Pub and Grille.

Keith Larsen and Jason Wrasse come out smoking for DJ's Goalpost in a game one 14-4 win at Nite Owls 2. Larson 4-6 in game one and 7-15 overall, plus Wrasse 4-6 in game one and 9-15 overall, laid the wood for a DJ's sweep.

Stags Tavern took two games in Lannon from Mibbs and Vivs as, just two blocks away, The local classic Cornerstone Bar was on fire. 

Mark Rubusch and Joel Heidtke eight hits a piece, while Leon Schmidt and Jared Kuhfuss each gather seven in Pioneer Bowls sweep of Flynns 2. Johnny Spertel 7-14 leads Flynns 2.

EJ's captures two games while visiting The Pub at Blackstone 2. Logan Bork 4-4 in game one leads to his 8-12 nightly stat line for EJ's. 

Big Guys 6.9 keeps a hold of their League lead by sweeping a road trip at The Pub at Blackstone Creek 1. Travis Steger 4-5 in game one plus Brian Fiedler 5-5 in game three with great individual games for the 6.9ers.

Nite Owls 2 comes out bangin' in an 11-7 game one win at The Turn at Wanaki, behind 4-5 games from Jared Bublitz and Ken Vlasik. The Owls bats then go silent due to jet lag from the long trip, as Wanaki wins the series with 6-2 and 7-2 victories. Brian Lighthizer 8-14 leads Nite Owls while Jason Braatz 6-9, 4-4 in game three, has a night for TTAW.

Erin Inn 1 on upset alert after using a 3-4 game one from Bailey Isselmann in a 4-3 win at home against Lucky Shotz. Shotzy hangs on for a 6-4 game two win riding three hits a piece from Doug Fiedler and Jeff Moldenhauer. Erin Inn holds on to a 6-5 lead heading into the ninth inning before their bullpen lets them down. A single from Lucan Antonioni and a triple from Keith Moldenhauer tied the game at 6-6 before Fiedler provided the eventual game winning RBI single. Erin had two shots at the triple to tie it up in the ninth, but left a runner stranded on first.

Flynn's takes out Sheryl's on the road and wins two games. Alex Klumb big in game one and BJ has key hits in game two as Flynns takes care of business.

Big Sky contributes to Buzdums Halloween funk as they take all three games as Buzdums has lost six straight. Mike K. drives in Jason Zimmerman with a game one winner in the ninth inning of a 6-5 win for Big Sky. Playing nine innings wasn't enough in game two as the game was tied 1-1 after regulation. Tom Downer gave Big Sky a 2-1 lead in the top of the 11th only to have Jason Borchard tie it up for Buzdum's in the bottom of the frame. Downer and Mike K both come up big again for Sky with triples in the top of a 4-run 13th inning, giving Big Sky a 6-2 win. No dramatics in a Big Sky 3-2 game three triumph. Big Sky has now won 12 of their last 15 games and sit in 4th place in the league standings.

Sals, also tied for 4th place in the league standings, takes three at Nite Owls 2. Kurt Minor 8-14 and Perry Lemon 5-11 pave the way for Sals.

Stags takes two from visiting Pub at Blackstone 2. Craig and Ron Schumann a combined 12-20 in 12-4 and 7-3 wins. Alec Weise 3-5 helps BC2 salvage an 8-5 game 3 victory.

Pioneer Bowl Lucky 13 times three as they take out DJ's Goalpost 13-6, 13-6,  and 13-2. Kim Schmitt 10-16 with 9 RBI, Mark Rubusch 10-17, and Ron Marth 9-16 all contribute heavily in lighting the lamp 39 times for The Bowlers.

Flynns 2 with their first ever series win as they take out Erin Inn 2. After blowing a lead and losing in the ninth inning of game one 8-6, Flynns came back in game 2 using an RBI triple form Brandon Martell that drove in Austin Krueger to win the game 3-2 in 12 innings. Krueger once agin set the table in the bottom of the game three 10th and was knocked in this time by Mike Butchart...securing another 3-2 victory. Krueger was 4-4 in game three and 8-13 on the evening.

EJ's busts out in game one against visiting Mibbs and Vivs behind 4 hits each from Matt Horne and Jesse Garcia in a 9-6 win. Mibbs returns fire and takes games two and three 9-4 and 4-1. Mibbs went ahead with a three-spot in the top of the ninth in game three. EJ's loaded them up in the bottom but could not gain the triple to tie up the game.

Erin Inn 2 and Buzdums played a Pre-Halloween battle and EI2 took all three games by the scores of 10-3, 4-2, and 10-4.

Kurt Minor 8-10 in games one and two for Sals two wins over visiting Sheryl's. SC175 takes game three , snapping Sals six game winning streak.

No tricks but all treats for Erin Inn 1 as they sweep visiting Nite Owls 2. Dylan Wilcox seven hits in games two and three, plus a 7-13 night from Steve Balestrari help EI2 bring home the candy.

Donny Derivan 10-14 powers Mibbs & Vivs to two wins against visiting Turn at Wanaki in an old Lannon League battle. The Turn wins game 3 by a score of 10-8, spoiling the dreams of fish and tartar sauce for Mibbs.

Flynns 1 puts a scare into League Leader Big Guys 6.9 splitting the first two games of their series. Mike Hennecke of BG6.9 puts on his Super Hero dartball costume and shoots a perfect 5-5 game three and spoils Flynns Trick attempt in a 6.9ers 14-7 victory.

Nite Owls 1 didn't give out any candy in back-to-back 10-4 wins against vsisting Pioneer Bowl. Pioneer avoided the sweep with a 16-14 game three win behind 4-6 games from Joel Heidtke and Jared Kuhfuss. Jared Bublitz 9-16 and Ken Vlasik 7-14 do the damage for The Owls.

Jim West 4-6 in game one, helps Stags tavern bust out with a 14-8 come back win at Lucky Shotz. Jason Roecker bangs out two triples in a 10-run seventh inning of game two, leading Team Lucky to a 10-8 win, evening the series at one game a piece. Shotzy then utilizes 4-5 game three's from Kieth Moldenhauer and Doug Fiedler, leading to a 9-5 victory. 

Flynn's 1 very workmanlike in a sweep against The Pub at Blackstone Creek 2. BJ 7-14, Alex Beckman 7-14, and David Weyer 7-13 all with great shooting nights to lead Flynn's.

DJ's Goalpost takes game one at Big Sky, but can't hang as Jim Downer goes Sky High 5-5 in a game three 9-3 triumph , while smashing a 2-run triple in game three that proves to be the game winner in a 3-1 win, giving Sky a small ball fest vuictory.

EJ's jumps out at Blackstone Creek 1 with an 8-1 game one win behind 4 hits from Andrew Kucharski . Game two was a late inning classic, as EJ's scored four runns in the bottom of the eighth inning to tie TPABC1 7-7. Ben Laubusch then used a three-run triple in the top of the 9th inning to secure a wild 10-7 win over EJ's. Craig Braidigan, 2-3 in game three, was then the cartalyst for The host Pub as they won going away by a a score of 4-3.

Sals getting serious as they take down The Pab at Blackstone Creek 1 with an impressive 31-run sweep. Kent McKenna 7-16, Jevon DeeDe 8-14, Dan Fischer 10-14, and Nick Kraemer 8-14 all laying the wood for Sals. John Hielgendorf and Troy Schmidt both 8-14 for Blackstone.

Sheryl's travels to Nite Owls 2 and garners a sweep , After tying the game at 5-5 with a run in the 9th inning of game 3, Nite Owls could not hold back Sheryl's Chris Olmschenk in the 10th inning as he drove in Dan Gresen with the game winner for an eventual 6-5 victory. The triple was one of Olmschenks 4 hits in game 3 and part of an 8-15 evening.

Erin Inn 1 has just enough taking two games at Mibbs & Vivs.

Trailing 3-1 in the 9th inning, The Turn at Wanaki puts up a 4-spot in the top of the stanza en route to a 5-3 win and an eventual series sweep. Bob Johnson finished the series with 9 straight hits and an 11-13 evening to lead Wanaki.

The game of the week between Big Guys 6.9 and Pioneer Bowl lived up to the hype as they blew up the scoreboard with a combined 84-run slugfest. Down 8-5 heading into the 7th inning of the first game, The 6.9ers used innings of 3,4, and 3 runs to overtake Pioneer for a 15-8 victory. Brad Kaul and Dana Schleve both 4-5 lead Big Guys. Pioneer made it a no doubter in game two posting a 22-3 triumph behind five hit games from Mark Rubusch, Chad Kuhfuss, and Leon Schmidt. BG6.9 Schleve a whopping 7-7 in a 27-9 pounding of Pioneer in game three to take the series. 

Shannon Leitzke drives in Craig Schumann for a walk-off in Stags Tavern's 7-6 game one victory over visiting Nite Owls 1. The Owls take game two by a score of 9-5 before Stags erupts for an 11-7 game three win and a series triumph. Schumann a whopping 12-15 for the Stags.

Lucky Shotz uses a 12-17 showing from Jason Roecker and a stat line of 9-16 from Doug Fiedler to dominate at Blackstone Creek 2 winning 10-4, 16-1, and 14-1.

A 6-run 8th inning from DJ's Goalpost in game one takes the wind out of the sails from visiting Flynns in a come from behind 11-9 win. Josh Kucharski 9-13 and Karl Larson 7-11 take care of business for DJ's.

Jim Downer , 8-15,  the stud in a Big Guys series win at Erin Inn 2. Brett Tautges 8-14 leads EI2.

Two doubles in the eighth inning of game one give Buzdums a lead that they would never relinguish, as they pull out the sweep at EJ's.

Stags Tavern hops over to The Pub at Blackstone Creek 1 and uses a dynamic 9th inning to win game one. Tied at 3-3, Tom Woltring and Rodney Tabat bring in runners leading to a 5-3 victory. Blackstone takes game two only to have Stags hang on for a 4-3 game three victory. Craig Schumann 7-14 for Stags on the night.

Sheryl's continues it's hot start after taking two games from The Pub at Blackstone Creek 2. 

Max Steuttgen with a 10th inning game winner for Erin Inn 1 in game one. Dylan Wilcox the Game winning RBI in the 6th inning of game three allows EI1 to take two games from DJ's Goalpost.

Erin Inn 2 travels to The Turn at Wanaki and takes game one 5-4 with a 9th inning run. Wanaki explodes for 31 runs in games two and three to take the series. Bob Johnson and Logan Moilanen combine for 14 hits in games two and three for TTAW.

Big Guys 6.9 throttles EJ's winning by scores of 10-1, 11-6, and 9-2. Ben Prasser 4-4 in both games one and three while Brad Kaul a perfect 5-5 in game two.

Sals travels north to Slinger and wins two games at Nite Owls. Kurt Minor and Perry Lemon with 3 hits each in an 8-6 game one win, while Minor again has three hits in a game three 3-0 shutout. Minor 9-14 on the evening. 

Lucky Shotz takes the first two games before Nite Owls 2 hands The Shotz their first loss of the season with a 9-8 game three victory behind a 5-5 showing from Cody M. Lucky Shotz needed extras in game one escaping with a 7-6 11th inning on an RBI single from Keith Moldenhauer. Bruce Friesch 5-5 with 4 RBI's in a game two 14-1 spanking for the Shotz. 

Big Sky continues it's offensive prowess with another huge night. The Sky send 11 players to the line in a seven run 5th inning of game one in a 15-0 wacking of Flynn's 2. Flynn's came back big in game two, winning 11-7 using three hits each from Brandon Mantell, Mike Butchart, Johnny Spartel, and Nolan Sweeney. Big Sky returned the favor winning game three 14-1, behind 22 hits.

Pioneer Bowl rolls up 36 runs at Buzdums quieting the loudest fan base in the league. Clinging to a 5-4 lead heading into the 9th inning, Pioneer roughed up the usually reliable Buzdums bullpen for eight runs and a 13-4 victory. Chad Kuhfuss, Jared Kuhfuss, and Darrell Blair all with 4-hit games for Pioneer. Tim Wagner 7-15 leads Buzdums.

Featured Game of Week 4 ... Big Guys 6.9 at Pioneer Bowl

After falling 10-1 in game one to Mibbs & Vivs, The Pub at Blackstone Creek 1 draws even after a 2-run 8th inning comeback fueled by RBI's from Ray Heilgendorf and Robbie Robinson for an 8-7 win. However , player 7 did the damage for Mibbs in game 3 with 4 hits and 3 RBI's leading to a 10-5 victory and a series win.

John Voehm starts the party for Sheryls with a 4-4, 4 RBI game one leading to an 8-5 victory against Flynns 2. It was Barbie time in game two as Mike and Alex Barbie combined to shoot 6-9 with 4 RBI's in a 8-5 triumph. It took 10 innings, but Mike Barbie drove in Dan Gresen with the winner in game three giving Sheryl's the sweep. 

Pioneer Bowl sweeps Erin Inn 1 behind a Kim Schmitt 9-14 evening.

Chris Halverson 7-13 leads The Turn at Wanaki to two wins at Stags Tavern. Craig Schuman 10-15 powers Stags.

Big Guys 6.9 sneaks out three tight victories at a pesky Blackstone Creek 2 team. Brian Fiedler 11-14 and Kevin Roecker 7-14 lay the wood for the 6.9ers. Ryan Anderson 6-13 and Mitch Reindl 7-13 keep it close for Blackstone Creek 2.

Justin Woloszyk bangs out 4 hits for a DJ's game one win over Nite Owls. The visiting Owls storm back with a 12-11 game two victory on a 9th inning walk-off from Troy Risse and three hits from Dan Lighthizer in a game three 6-3 win to take the series.

Lucky Shotz scores in every inning of a game two win over Erin Inn 2 en route to a sweep. Lucas Antonioni carries the big stick for Shotz carding a 10-15 evening. Max Becker 5-8 leads EI2.

EJ's top of the lineup Andrew Kucharski, Logan Bork and Matt Horne take care of business , as the Bark Lakers grab two wins against Flynns.

Big Sky pounds out 35 runs at Sals garnering a road sweep. Brian Hytry 8-17, Jim Downer 8-17, Nick Ruhland 6-14, and Luke Lietzau 7-14 all pound it for Big Sky.

Blackstone Creek takes down DJ's with 2 wins in the season opener. Ryan Gilbert 3-3 in game one and John Heilgendorf 4-5 in game three lead Blackstone to victories. Keith Larson and Karl Larson a combined 6 hits for DJ's in their game two triumph.

Matt Sweeney 6-12 and Aaron Butterbrodt 5 hits for Erin Inn 2 as they take two games at Sheryl's. Dan Gresen 6-13 leads Sheryls.

Abi Donath leads EJ's to a game one win at Erin Inn 1 before EI1 takes game 2 to tie the series. Jake Isselmann the hero in a game three walk-off for Erin as he drives in Josh Henderson with the winner in the 9th, Henderson had also just driven in two runs with a game tying triple in the 7th inning of game three.

Sals trips up The Turn at Wanaki taking games two and three for the series victory. Kent McKenna 7-14 and Jevon Deede 7-13 for Sals as they spend the $100. 

Big Guys 6.9 scores four runs in the first inning of every game in their sweep of Nite Owls 2. After losing the first two games, and looking fior the season opening upset in game three, The Owls2 took an 8-6 lead in the top of the 9th inning of game three. However BG6.9 responded with a three-spot in the bottom of the stanza on a 2-run, two out triple from Elliot Frank and a game winner from Zac Frank for a 9-8 victory and a series sweep.

Mibbs & Vivs crushes Nite Owls 1 by a score of 16-6 in game one behind a 5-5 and 4 RBI performance from Player 6. Nite Owls responded with wins in games two and three to take the series.

Lucky Shotz, looking to defend their League title, lays down 29 runs against Flynns 2 in a series sweep. Jay Aulenbacher 8-13 and Mike Aulenbacher 8-13 pave the way for The Shotz. Brandon Mantel 6-13 leads Flynns 2.

Joel Heidtke 9-15 leads Pioneer Bowl to two wins against Flynns 1. Flynns used a wild game three comeback with an eigth inning, game tying two run Home Run from Matt Trushinsky. That was followed with a ninth inning rally that was started with a triple from Jeff Klumb. Alex Vance then walked attempting to bring in Klumb, before BJ drove in the winner with a single...just like Flynns drew it up!

Stags takes three games at Big Sky. Six different players with 3-hit games for Stags.

Buzdums quiet until a 4-run eighth inning in game one leads to a 5-4 win against Blackstone 2. Jesse Schaetzel with 4 hits in a game two shutout victory before a 7-run, 16 hit game three nets BC2 a win.

Congratulations to Town 9 Tap and Buzdums, the Champions of The Country Dartball League 2023-24 Playoffs. Town 9 Tap prevailed over Regular Season Champion Big Guys 6.9 in The Championship Bracket while Buzdums took out The Pub at Blackstone Creek 1 to win The Consolation Bracket.

The Co-MVP's this season were Keith Moldenhauer of Town 9 Tap, Kevin Roecker of Big Guys 6.9, and Arnie Schaich of Mibbs & Vivs.

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YEAR END PROGRAM

Champiopnship Bracket

Overall # 1 seed Big Guys 6.9 made quick work of Mibbs & Vivs as they jumped out to a 22-3 lead after 3 innings en route to a 29-3 game one victory. The slaughter didn't stop in game two as The 6.9ers raced out with four runs in the first inning and never looked back in a 14-4 rout, as they advance to the Championship Game. Zac Frank 9-12, Kevin Roecker 8-10, and Dana Schleve 7-13 jsut part of the Big Guys Murderers Row that looks unbeatable. BG6.9 will host Town 9 Tap in the Championship game.

Lucas Antonioni helped Town 9 surge out to an 11-3 victory oveR Nite Owls in game one, but spured on by a 2-run triple off the bat of Ken Vlasik, The Owls used a 5-run 8th inning en route to an 11-9 game 2 triumph, helping even the series at one game a piece. In game three, the battle was on, Nite Owls jumped out with six runs in the top of the first inning behind Dan and Mark Lighthizer. Town 9 cut the lead in half with three runs of their own in the bottom of the first cutting the deficit to 6-3.. Then tailing 7-3 in the 3rd inning, Doug Fiedler started a Tapper 7-run rally with a leaad-fff single, one of his two hits in the inning, giving the home team a 10-7 lead and an eventual 12-10 advancing victory. 

Champiopnship Bracket

Top Consolation Bracket seed Buzdums played host to Erin Inn 2 and cruised into the Championship Game with wins of 4-1 and 9-5. Jason Stone 5-9 on the evening and Brad Helleson with two huge triples in game two do the damage for the Sleeveless Flannel.

The Pub at Blackstone Creek 1 continues their playoff roll as they take out Big Sky in two games, 4-1 and 5-3. Robbie Robinson three hits in game one and then a dagger-like 2-run triple in the first inning of game two help BC1 advance to The Consolation Championship at Buzdums.

PLAYOFF BRACKET

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Championship Bracket

#1 seed Big Guys 6.9 made quick work of #8 seed Stags Tavern by winning games by the score of 10-5 and 20-3. Kevin Roecker and Travis Steger both 4-5 in game one for the 6.9ers who scored 4 runs in the first inning and never looked back. Dana Schleve was the stud in the 20-run game two as he was 3-4 with three triples and four RBI before being pulled after the 5th inning. Ben Becker and Mike Hennecke both with 4-hits in game two for Big Guys. Jim West 5-9 to lead Stags. Big Guys will host Mibbs & Vivs in round 2.

Mibbs & Vivs used a 4-5, 5-RBI game one from Ricky Petrowski coupled with Arnie Schaich 5 hit game to take out Pioneer Bowl 13-10. Leon Schmidt 5-6 and George Hanson 4-5 led the game one stats for Pioneer. Game two belonged to the Bowlers as Chad Kuhfuss, Trevor Kuhfuss, and Hanson were all 4-6 with 3 RBI's in a 16-4 pounding. Pitching showed up in game three as Pioneer took a 1-0 lead into the top of the 9th inning. Mike Metzger ignited a rally with a single and was driven in by Donny Derivan to tie the game at 1-1. The showdown went into extras where in the 11th inning, Mike Monocelli hit a 2-out single and was driven in by Derivan, who collected the only two runs-batted-in for Mibbs, leading to a 2-1 victory and a matchup with Big Guys 6.9. Defending Champion Pioneer put one on in the bottom of the 11th but could not bring him in with three attempts at the triple.

Nite Owls, the #4 seed, hosted #5 Turn at Wanaki and jumped out to a 7-2 lead before putting away game one by sending 12 batters to the dish in an 8-run 7th inning, leading to a 16-4 win. Jared Bublitz 5-6 and Mark Lighthizer both 4-5 did the damage for the Owls. Chris Halverson and Mike Wagner both 3-4 in game two lead Wanaki to a 5-0 shutout setting up a game three. Wanaki led 6-5 in the 5th inning before Nite Owls erupted for a 6-pack and an eventual 12-6 victory. Adam Lighthizer 4-5 in game three for the Owls who will play next door at Town 9 Tap in round two. Mike Spooner 5-10 in game three for The Turn as he got to step to the line twice.

Sals Pub and Grill traveled to Town 9 Tap as the #7 seed looking for an upset. Sals clapped their way into a 4-4 tie in the 8th inning before Town 9 put up 4 runs in the bottom of the stanza en route to an 8-4 game one triumph. Jeff Moldenhauer 4-5 in game one for the Tappers. Trailing 6-2 in the 7th inning of game two, Sals put up a 5-spot in the 7th that gave them an 8-6 win and tied the series at one game a piece. Kurt Minor and Chris Basing both with three hits in the game 2 upset, Sals once again had the score tied at 4-4 in game three before Town 9 Tap chipped away with 4 runs late and a 8-4 series winning victory. The Tap was led by Lucas Antonioni and Bruce Friesch who each collected three hits in the deciding game.

Consolation Bracket

Top seed Buzdums welcomed in Nite Owls 2 and cruised with 4-0 and 9-0 victories. Tom Gale and Tim Wagner lead the game one charge while Jesse and Jamey Schaetzel help Buzdums cruise in game two. Buzdums will host Erin Inn  2 in the next round of the playoffs. 

Jason Wrasse leads #4 seed DJ's Goalpost to a game one 4-3 win over #5 Erin Inn 2. Erin Inn 2 responds with 6-2 and 7-3 victories to advance in the Consolation bracket, after knocking out last years Consolation Champion.

The Pub at Blacktone Creek 1 advances past #3 Sheryl's . After getting shut out 4-0 in game one, Blackstone battled back with a 5-1 series tying victory in game two and a come from behind win in game three. Trailing 3-0 heading into the 7th inning, The Creek banged out 7 runs over the next two frames to take the lead and eventually prevail with a 7-4 clincher. John Hilgendorf and Ryan Gilbert with the big bangs in the comeback. No sign of The Doorman as Blackstone advances to play Big Sky.

#2 seed Big Sky had to go big in a game one 10-8 victory over Erin Inn 1 as David Sickinger drove in the eventual game winner. Erin Inn 1 used the bats of Dylan Wilcox and Ryan Finley to sneak out a 2-1 game two win, setting up the rubber match against Sky. The Big Sky Country jumped out with four runs in the 1st inning and three in the 4th to put away Erin 7-4. Frank Wiedmeyer, Sickinger, and Pete Fritz all with two knocks for BSC in the final game. 

PLAYOFF BRACKET

Championship Bracket

Regular Season Champion Big Guys 6.9 will play host to #8 seed Stagss Tavern. Big Guys has been on a roll all season losing only seven games against their 47 wins. One of their losses however came against Stags last week. Kevin Roecker and Travis Steger have been consistently hot all season with .527 and .475 batting averages respectively. The 6.9ers shared driving in runs from the top of the lineup to the 9 hitter as 10 players had 40 or more RBI's, as shown by their .346 average on the triple. Always a playoff fixture, Stags Tavern, formerly Sportscorner 3, has been consistent all season, but limp into the playoffs losing 7 of their last 9 games. Stags is led by Craig Schumann (.404 average), and playoff tested veteran Scott "Z-man" Zandi (.410 and 48 RBI). 

Defending Champion and #4 seed Pioneer Bowl hosts #5 seed Mibbs and Vivs in a rematch of the 2021 Championship game in which Mibbs prevailed as Champion. Pioneer did however defeat Mibbs in Round one of the playoffs last year en route to their Championship, their second straight. Pioneer Bowl is led by Leon Schmidt, .486 average, .471 on the triple, and 73 RBI.  Pioneer Bowl has a veteran squad with many years of playoff experience including Joel Heidtke, Kim Schmitt, the Kuhfuss clan, Mark Rubusch, and the heart and soul of the team, 91-year old Verne Kappes, who seems to be in the mix of every big game. The Bowlers face another veteran savvy team who is always fighting for League Championships. Mibbs & Vivs, a mainstay from the old Lannon League and a State champion in 1970, boasts a lineup featurning leadoff man Bob Scheiber, singles savant Mike Metzger, "he's all right" Ricky Petrowski, and perenial League All-Star Arnie Scaich. These boys are all led by long-time Manager and Country Dartball League Legend Woody, who wants to hoist the hardware again. Mibbs did take two games from Pioneer Bowl back on December 4. Pioneer comes into he playoffs riding their title at the mid season Tournament.

After many League Title's as Tom's Bar, the core of the #3 Seed Nite Owls 1 squad had stayed in tact while adding some fresh faces the last couple of seasons. Brian Lighthizer leads the Owls with a .479 avarage which included a .520 average shooting at the big base. Coupled with newcomer Jared Bublitz and .402 hitting Dan Lighthizer, Nite Owls is a threat to put up big runs every night and will challenge for the Championship. Nite Owls has won 9 of their last 12 games, and took out this weeks opponent, #6 seed the Turn at Wanaki earlier this regular season. #6 seed Wanaki has had an up-and-down season and of their 31 wins, 21 came as a result of 3-game sweeps. The Turn is led by Bob Johnson at .449 and Chris Halverson hitting .428. The Tuen at Wanaki finished second in The CDL mid-season Tournament.

#2 seed and offensive juggernaut Town 9 Tap plays host to the young upstart #6 seed Sals Pub and Grill from Menomonee Falls. Town 9 Tap , last seasons League runner up, and this seasons runs per game leader with over 12 runs per game, boasts a lineup that has 2 hitters hitting over .500 (Keith Moldenhauer and Andy Duthie), along with 6 batting over .400. Led by clutch hitters Moldenhauer and Doug Fiedler, both with 102 RBI's on the season, The Tappers have won 14 of 15 games after being swept against Pioneer Bowl back in January. Sals Pub and Grill will be making their first ever appearance in the Championship Bracket in their young career. Kurt Minor, batting .455, and team RBI leader Jevon Deede do the heavy lifting for Sals while Manager Chris Basing and Dartball Influencer Rory Crocker do the things that dont show up in the scorebook to keep Sals rolling. Sals has won 7 of 9 games but lost two to Town 9 earlier in the season.

Consolation Bracket

In their first year at Buzdums, the top seed sleeveless flannel play host to #8 Nite Owls 2, Buzdums is led by Jason Stone and Jamey Schaetzel. Buzdums will look to use a huge home field advantage as Nite Owls is 6-21 at games played away from their Slinger home. Austin, Steve and Cody lead the offense for Nite Owls.

#5 seed Erin Inn 2 travels to #4 seed DJ's Goalpost in a very evenly matched battle. DJ's, last seasons Consolation Bracket winner, has won 5 of 9 and is led by .438 shooter Jason Wrasse and High RBI man Josh Kucharski. Erin Inn  2 is a dangerous team as they have scored double digit runs in 8 games including 2 against DJ's in a EI2 series win in January. Perenial All-star Eric Muth , .421 with 46 RBI, leads the way for Erin.

Sheryls Club 175, plays host as a #3 seed against #6 seed Pub at Blackstone Creek 1. A .372 hitter, Fiesty Joel Fus leads a Sheryls team that comes into the playoffs winning 13 of 18 games, including a sweep of Blackstone just three weeks ago. The Creek is led by plus .400 hitters Troy Schmidt and Robbie Robonson. Robinson had a 10 at-bat hit streak earlier this season.  

#2 seed Big Sky will welcome #7 seed Erin Inn 1. Big Sky has a veteran core and is led by .442 hitter Jim Downer and wiley veteran Frank Wiedmeyer. Big Sky took two games from Erin Inn  earlier this season but has lost eight of nine games coming in to the playoffs. Max Stuettgen and Jake Isselmann lead the way for Erin Inn 1.

PLAYOFF BRACKETS

Pioneer Bowl starting to click as they have won 15 of 18 including their sweep at The Pub & Blackstone Creek 1. Joel Heidtke 10-17 and Leon Schmidt a monster night going 12-17 with 11 RBI (Tied for a League season high in a night), all capped off with a 6-6 game three.

Nite Owls 2 takes down Blackstone 2 with a home sweep. Droese 2-3 in game one, Austin T in game two and Andy T 3-4 in game three all help the cause for NO2.

Nite Owls 1 wakes up against Sheryl's in the 8th inning of game one by scoring one run in each of the last two innings, a 9th inning Boone winner seals it, in a 2-1 victory. Brian Lighther 5-5 in a 10-5 game two win before Sheryl's gets a game three triumph to avoid the sweep. Nite Owls can not finish lower than 3rd in the standings with a slight chance to steal the 2-spot from Town 9 Tap.

An Alex Klumb game winner in the 10th inning of game two fuels Flynn's to their second win of the night at Erin Inn 1. Jake Isselmann saves the day for Erin Inn 1 with a 4-5, 3 RBI game three.

Big Guys 6.9 secured the regular season title and the top spot throughout the playoffs after a sweep at Erin Inn 2. This series featured a game two in which EI2 scored four runs in the 9th inning, tying the score at 12-12. Erin then scored two in the top of the 10th inning before getting shocked by the 6.9ers, their three runs in the bottom of the 10th, and their 15-14 victory.

Sals moves into 6th place after producing a sweep at Stags Tavern. After taking game one 7-5 and falling behind 6-3 in the 8th inning of game two, Sals erupted with a four run bottom of the 8th for a 7-6 come-from-behind win. Cal Dimmick was then the hero for Sals as he drove in Kent McKenna with the game winner of game three and a 5-4 triumph. Sals, looking to stay in the Championship bracket, travels to Pioneer Bowl for their regular season finale.

Town 9 Tap, a 4-run 9th inning in a 9-8 game one win and another 9-8 walk-off in game three on a triple from Jay Aulenbacher, sandwiched a 21 run game two outburst for the Tappers as they sweep Big Sky. Jason Roecker 11-17 and Doug Fiedler 11-17, 10-11 in games one and two, swing the hammer for Town 9.

The Turn at Wanaki becomes the first team of the season to score double digit runs in a game at EJ's with games of 10 and 18 runs. Chad Molianan 12-16 and Bob Johnson 10-16 lead Wanaki who has now moved into the top eight Championship bracket, tied with Sals and Stags Tavern. Johnson enjoyed the spaghetti special. EJ's needs 3 wins at Nite Owls coupled with 3 losses from Blackstone 1 against Buzdums to qualify for their first post season ever.

Buzdums with 2 wins hosting DJ's Pub as they stay in the mix for a top 8 Championship Bracket seed. Matt Feeley 7-14 helps Buzdums cause.

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Kim Schmitt 9-10 and Andy Okrasinski 8-10 in the 15-8 and 10-4 wins for Pioneer Bowl over The Pub at Blackstone Creek 2 , before Ryan Anderson collects three hits helping BC2 salvage game three.

Sheryl's takes out Blackstone Creek behind the power of Dan Gresen and his 7-14 stat-line. Sheryls 175 has now won 10 of 12 and is climbing in the standings with two home matches remaining.

Matt Theisen with two long balls in game three sealing the deal for Nite Owls 2 in a sweep of Flynns.

After a split of games one and two between Nite Owls and Big Guys 6.9, The 6.9ers took home game three with an 11th inning walk-off triple from Brian Fiedler and a 10-9 victory. Fiedler and Dana Schleve both with 4 hits in the decisive game three win. Jared Bublitz 11-17 carries Nite Owls.

Upset of the night takes place in Erin as The Erin Inn 1 takes 2 from Stags Tavern. Jarid Debroux with three hits in game one and Bailey Isselmann 4-4 in game three take care of business for Erin. 

Sals travels up to Big Sky Country and calmly takes three games from the host. Kurt Minor, Kent McKenna, and Jevon Deede all 3-5 in a 5-1 game one triumph. Sals then scores 4 in the bottom of the 8th inning in a game two steal before Chris Basing goes 4-5 in the game three capper. Sals has now pulled themselves in to the top 8 playoff mix, but has two tough road contests ahead to finish the regular season.

The Turn at Wanaki escapes game one against Mibbs & Vivs as Chris Halverson drives in Joe Vachuska with the walk-off winner. Mibbs return favor with wins of 10-6 and 12-2. Mibbs has a bye next week and then finishes on the road at Erin Inn 2, as they look to recapture the glory from their 2020 League Title. 

Buzdums looks for upset after a 5-4 game one victory over Town 9 Tap, before The Tappers explode for wins of 14-3 and 18-4. Keith Moldenhauer 9-11 and Lucas Antonioni 8-10 in the two victories for Town 9 Tap.

Keith Larson 7-14 to lead DJ's to two wins against EJ's. Bark Lake's finest Matt Horne with a 4-5 game three for EJ's.

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LEAGUE TOURNAMENT RECAP

CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

     1ST PLACE- PIONEER BOWL

     2ND PLACE- THE TURN AT WANAKI

     3RD PLACE- BUZDUMS

     4TH PLACE- SHERLYS 175

CONSOLATION BRACKET

     1ST PLACE - EJ'S ON BARK LAKE

     2ND PLACE- SALS

     3RD PLACE- BIG GUYS 6.9

     4TH PLACE- PUB AT BLACKSTONE CREEK 2

AMAZING FEAT OF THE DAY- A WORLD RECORD (WELL AT LEAST TIED FOR A WORLDS RECORD). BRAD KUENN OF STAGS TAVERN, NOT ONLY HITS FOR THE CYCLE...BUT CAPS IT OFF WITH A 2-BASE SINGLE...ALL IN HIS FIRTS FIVE AT BATS...WAY TO GO BRAD!!!

THANK YOU TO THE TEAM FROM BUZDUMS FOR RUNNING A FANTASTIC TOURNAMENT, AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPLIED BOARDS AND DONATED PRIZES FOR THE RAFFLE. ALSO, MUCH APPRECIATION TO 25 SPORTSMEN CLUB FOR HOLDING A MEAT RAFFLE, PLUS A GREAT THANK YOU TO HEIDI AND THE STAFF AT STERLING CHALET FOR HOSTING THIS EVENT.

Chad Kuhfuss 11-16 powers Pioneer Bowl to two wins at The Turn at Wanaki before the host captures game three with a 10th inning walk off triple.

Big Sky overtakes Buzdums in the standings as they take three games at home. Big individual games from Tom Downer, Jim Downer and Nick Rhuland do the damage for The Sky.

Stags Tavern two wins against EJ's keep them in the Championship Bracket playoff hunt. Stags one game back of Pioneer fighting for a first round home game.

Town 9 Tap back in 2nd place after they sweep Big Guys 6.9 in the matchup of the night. Lucas Antonioni 4-5 with 4 RBI in game one help the niners to an 11-10 triumph. Andy Duthie and Keith Moldenhauer both a perfect 5-5 in game two for The Tappers 13-8 win. And then trailing11-10 in game three heading to the bottom of the 9th, Jay Aulenbacher was driven in by Ryan Schultz who was then chased home by a Mike Aulenbacher walk-off single giving Town 9 the sweep. The 6.9ers maintain a 5-game lead over Town 9 with a home matchup against 3rd place Nite Owls on deck for next week.

Flynns shocks Mibbs & Vivs with three in the 9th of game one behind big knocks from Brad Vogt and Jeff Klumb en route to an 11-10 victory. The celebration didn't last long for Flynns as they couldn't muster a single tally in games two and three and eventually lost the series in Lannon.

Simply known as Kyle, he provided the 9th inning game winner in a game two Sheryl's win at Sals. Sheryl's wins two games before Cal Dimmick and Kurt Minor save Sals with their 3-5 game three. Dartball influencer Rory Crocker missed the series.

Matt Sweeney 8-13 and Ryan Braun 7-14 lead Erin Inn 2 to a sweep of Blackstone 2. 

The Pub at Blackstone Creek 1 now 15-9 in their last 2 dozen games after a series win at Erin Inn 1. John Hilgendorf the game winner for BC1 in the 9th of game three. 

Game one of the cross-bar battle between Nite Owls 1 and Nite Owls 2 goes to NO1 behind a 10th inning walk-off from Troy Risse. Owls 1 would go on to sweep Owls 2 behind a balanced attack.

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Pioneer Bowl takes the first two at EJ's behind Chad Kuhfuss, 11-16 on the night, before EJ's Abi Donath bangs a walk-off triple in the 10th inning of game 3 for an 8-7 victory.

Town 9 Tap crushes DJ's in Menomonee Falls by loading up for 48 runs. Jay Aulenbacher 9-15, Mike Aulenbacher 8-14, Keith Moldenhauer 10-17, Doug Fiedler 10-17 and Jason Roecker 9-14 all with the hot dart for Town 9.

Buzdum's John Schaetzel 4-4 in game one leads to a win before Mibbs & Vivs comes back to take the final two.

The Turn at Wanaki wins 16-1 in game one over Sals behind 4 hits each from Chad Molianan and Mike Wagner, and then throws in a 1-0 shutout before an ill advised field adjustment spurs on Sals for an 11-9 game three victory.

Big Sky suffers through a shutout at the hands of Erin Inn 2 in game one before taking the next two games behind David Sikinger and Jim Downer.

Kevin Roecker and Brian Fiedler both 9-16 lead Big Guys 6.9 to a sweep of Nite Owls 2.

With no apparent sighting of The Doorman, Blackstone cruises past Flynns with a sweep. Ryan Gilbert 3-5 in game one, Ray Hilgendorf 4-5 in game two, and Troy Schmidt, Robbie Robinson, and John Hilgendorf all 3-5 in game three lay the wood for BC1.

Mike Barbie the hero in a Sheryl's game three 10th inning win caps off a sweep at Blackstone Creek 2.

Brad Kuenn and Tory Wudtke the big sticks in game one, and Scott "Z-man" Zandi 9-14 on the evening for Stags tavern as they take two games at 3rd place Nite Owls.

Pioneer Bowl swings the wrecking ball in a sweep of visiting Town 9 Tap. In a rematch of last years Championship game, The Bowlers layed down 48 runs while pounding out 67 hits. Chad Kuhfuss 10-16 and Joel Heidtke 9-16 as the 1-2 hitters in the Pioneer lineup set the stage for the sweep. Pioneer Bowl climbs into 4th place in the standings.

Mibbs & Vivs takew two from visiting EJ's.

DJ's Goalpost drives a few blocks down Appleton Avenue and takes three victories over Sals, including a game three 9th inning single from Connor Schmid who drove in Josh Kucharski. 

Buzdums wins three against Erin Inn 2 behind many sleeveless flannel wearing performances. Buzdums has now won 13 of 15 games.

Joe Vachuska may have saved the Turn at Wanaki season with a walk-off triple that scored Jason Braatz in a 5-4 game one victory. Wanaki went on to sweep Erin Inn 1 behind Chris Halverson 8-14 and Braatzs' 6-12 showing.

Mark Lighthizer with the game two winner scores Adam Lighthizer as The Owls sweep Big Sky. Brian Lighthizer 10-16 leads the way for Nite Owls.

Jeff Hillman 4-hits for Blackstone 1 in a game one 10-5 victory , and Ray Hilgendorf 3-hits in a game two 5-4 winner. Hillman 7-13 and Hilgendorf 8-13 carry the load so the Doorman can relax and enjoy his hit.

Big Guys 6.9 keep rolling. Mike Hennecke and Travis Steger each with 4-hiits in game one, Bruce Frank with 7 hits in games 2 and 3, and Hennecke with 5 hits in game three all lay the wood for the 6.9ers.

Sheryls get 2 two games from Flynns including a game three 13-inning job capped off with the game winner from Dave Mark.

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***LEAGUE TOURNAMENT IS FEBRUARY 17 AT THE CHALET.

Pioneer Bowl takes three games at Flynns including a game one rally scoring 4-runs in the top of the 9th inning to break a 5-5 tie en route to a 9-6 victory. In game two, Flynns showed some magic of their own scoring three runs in the 9th to take a 9-8 lead, however, a Kim Schmitt triple ties the game 9-9, and then with two outs, Andy Okrasinski banged a 2-out single scoring Schmitt with the 10-9 winner. Pioneer rolled in game three 15-5. Schmitt 9-15 led the Kegglers while Alex Beckmann was 9-14 for Flynn's. The wind was blowing out in game three as Flynn's Brad Vogt smashed two dingers while Alex Klumb contributed one.

Big Guys 6.9 hammers down on Sheryls in a sweep behind Kevin Roecker 9-16 and Ben Becker 7-13.

Tory Wudtke 7-9 before being pulled in game three leads Stags Tavern to a sweep over The Pub at Blackstone Creek 2.

After losing 5-2 in game one against visiting Nite Owls 2, Big Sky responded with back-to-back 10-run games to win two. Luke Lietzau 4 hits in game two and Jim Downer 4 hits in game three help the home team reach for the sky.

Dan Lighthizer 8-14 and Brian Lighthizer 8-15 boost Nite Owls 1 to two wins against The Turn at Wanaki.

Buzdum's cruises past Erin Inn 2 behind Jason Stone 7-13 and Sean Mahlberg 6-12 to sweep and stay near the top of the league standings.

Keith Larson takes control with a 4-6 game one in DJ's 12-4 victory at Erin Inn 2. After that, something pissed off EI2 as they erupted for wins of 16-2 and 13-10. Brett Tautges 8-11 in games two and three (10-16 on the night) and Eric Muth 8-11 in games two and three (9-15 on the night) take care of business for Erin.

Sals gets a game winning walk off in game two from Kent McKenna, but that lone bright spot is sandwiched in bewteen 2 EJ's wins as they take the series. Andrew Kucharski 7-13 paves the way for EJ's on Bark lake.

Mibbs & Vivs takes the opener at Town 9 tap before 4-hit games from Doug Fiedler and Jeff Moldenhauer in games two and three keep The Tappers in second place.

The League Tournament will be held February 17 at Sterling Chalet. Details will be coming soon...get your teams together.

Traveling to league leading Big Guys 6.9, defending Champion Pioneer Bowl was locked and loaded in a game one 16-5 victory. Kim Schmitt and Chad Kuhfuss both with 4-hits to lead Pioneer. The 6.9ers responded with a 21-run, 30-hit game two performance behind Zac Frank 5-7 and Kevin Roecker 5-6 to tie the series at one game a piece. Game three was an instant classic. Tied at 14-14 heading into the bottom of the 8th inning, the 6.9ers Bruce Frank led off the inning with a walk, and with two outs, a Brad Kaul triple drove in Frank who was then chased home by a Zac Frank single and a 16-14 lead. Pioneer had two men on in the top of the ninth, but the heart of the order could not bring them in, giving the 6.9ers a win and a stronghold on the league standings lead. Kevin Roecker 12-16 and Mike Hennecke 9-14 power Big Guys. George Hanson 8-13 leads Pioneer.

BJ 5-5 and Alex Beckman 4-5 in a game one Flynns 15-6 slap around of Stags Tavern. BJ would collect his 6th straight hit of game two for Flynns but its not enough as Stags takes a 3-2 victory. Stags uses 4 hits from Jim West to secore a game three win and a series triumph.

After taking game one from Big Sky 4-0, The Pub at Blackstone Creek 2 found themselves trailing 1-0 in the 9th inning of game two. Mitch Reindl slapped a single and was driven in by an Austin Klopatik triple to tie the contest at 1-1. Matt Klowak then turned hero as he brought home Klopatik with the walk-off and a 2-1 victory. Big Sky won game three 5-0 to avoid the sweep.

Overcoming a 1-14 night from The Doorman Steven Hahn, The Pub at Blackstone Creek was able to rally together and stun a underwhelming Turn at Wanaki team and take two games.  The Creeks Robbie Robinson with the series of the night as he finished with 10 straight hits en route to a 12-14 night.

Buzdums comes back from a game one loss to Nite Owls 2 and wins two games for a series win. Eric Schaefer 9-15 including a 5-6 game two leads the sleeveless flannel.

DJ's Goalpost recovers from a game one setback at Nite Owls and wins games two and three. Jason Wrasse the walk off in a game two come from behind 6-5 winner for DJ's and Dano Slakes 4-5 in a 10-1 game three victory to seal the deal for DJ's.

Erin Inn 1 and EJ's split the first two games before Erin absolutely slams EJ's in a game three 17-5 victory. Bailey Isselmann 5-5 and Jake Isselman 4-6 with the power in game three for EI1.

Town 9 Tap uses 4 hits from Jason Roecker and Doug Fiedler in a 13-9 game one victory over Erin Inn 2. EI2 evens up the series in game two, but Keith Moldenhauer leads The Tappers to a game three 8-6 victory.

Cal Dimmick 5-5 in a game one Sals victory against Mibbs & Vivs. Kent McKenna , Chris Basing, and dartball influencer Rory Crocker each with 3 hits in game three power Sals to a series victory against Mibbs.

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Please note, there will not be an in-season League Tournament this season.

Stags Tavern takes out Pioneer Bowl 6-5 in game one behind 3 hits from Craig Schumann before getting blasted 18-1 in game two. Game three saw Pioneer Bowl fall behind by five runs before scoring 4-runs in the 7th and one-run in the 9th inning to tie the game 8-8. Rob Lawien singled to lead off the 9th for The Stags and with 2-outs, Scott Z-man Zandi drove in Lawien for the winner and a 9-8 victory and series win. Jared Kuhfuss 10-14, red hot for Pioneer.

Jake Kroll the evential game winner in game two and Frank Wiedmeyer 7-14 on the evening lead Big Sky to a sweep of Flynns. Alex Beckman 7-13 and Alex Klum with a dinger tried to keep Flynns close.

The Turn at Wanaki beats up on Sheryls 175 behind big nights from Chad Moilanen, Chris Halverson, and Rob Olson. Todd Halverson was in Boston eating chowder, but it wasn't as good as the quesidilla he had at Town 9 Tap.

Jamey Schaetzel 4 hits in game one and 3 hits in game three leading Buzdums to 2 wins against Blackstone Creek 2.

DJ's Goalpost sweeps up on The Pub at Blackstone Creek 1 behind Jason Wrasse and his 9-13 evening. DJ's used a big time 3-spot in the 9th inning of game two to break up a 3-3 tie as they won late. Robbie Robinson 8-13 leads the Creek.

Nite Owls 2 uses a single-double-single rally in the 12th inning of game one to shock EJ's. Titty collects 3 hits in game two for the Owls and Josh and Hartman with RBI's in game three all contribute to a Nite Owls 2 sweep.

In the shortest road trip of the night, Nite Owls 1 traveled to Town 9 Tap and put an absolute spanking on The Tappers with wins of 15-2, 17-9, and 16-12. Adam Lighthizer 11-18, Dan Lighthizer 9-18, Brian Lighthizer 10-18, and Troy Risse 8-15 all help break the scoreboard at Town 9.

Mibbs & Vivs starts to get back on track taking 2 games from Erin Inn 1 in Lannon.

Sals takes two games at Erin Inn 2 including a comeback win in game three, scoring three in the 9th for a 6-5 win. Kurt Minor and Matt Ammentorp fuel Sals in the decisive third game.

Pioneer lets loose with a 48-run night and a schellacking of DJ's Goalpost. Jared Kuhfuss 10-15, Chad Kuhfuss 11-16, and Kim Schmitt 10-15 with huge nights for the Bowlers.

Buzdums back on track with a sweep of EJ's . Jason Borchard 4-5 in a game one 13-2 win, Tim Wagner and Jamey Schaetzel both 3-5 in a game two shutout, and Eric Schaefer 3-4 in game three all contribute for the sleeveless flannel.

Town 9 Tap takes two from visiting Wanaki. Todd Halverson had a chicken quesidilla. He said it was good. He took half of it home.

After losing game one 4-1 to visiting Mibbs and Vivs, Big Sky ripped off 2 wins, including a late inning job in which they scored 4 runs in the 11th of game two and then scored 12 runs in game three to win the series. Terry Eschenbach 9-15 and Frank Wiedmeyer 9-16 lay the wood for Big Sky.

Strags Tavern took two from visiting Erin Inn 2 including a 23-8 dismanteling in game two. Craig Schumann and Brad Kuenn both with 5 hits in a game two for Stag which showcased a 7-run and a 5-run inning. 

Dana Schleve and Travis Steger both 5-6 in a game one 16-2 win for Big Guys 6.9 at Erin Inn I. Steger 12-15 for the 6.9ers as they handled EI1 as Santa Claus was looking on.

Nite Owls left some coal in the stockings at Flynns as they take two games. Kyle Opetz 5-5 in a game one win and a 6-run 7th inning in game three help the Owls to some early Christmas presents.

Chris Olmschenk was 5-5 in game three, but he fell a triple short of hitting for the cycle in a 9-1 victory at Nite Owls. Olmschenk and Matt Esch with back-to-back dongs for S175 in the 9th inning of ther series winning game three. 

Robbie Robinson 8-13 leads Blackstone 1 over Blackstone 2 in a rivalry in-house dartball extraviganza. BC2 comes back for an 11th inning win in game three to avoid the sweep.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!

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Leon Schmidt 9-13 and Joel Heidtke with 5 hits in game three as Pioneer Bowl takes out Erin Inn with  a sweep. Brandon Mantel goes yard for Erin in game three helping avoid a shutout.

Ken Vlasik 7-13 and Jared Bublitz 7-15 for Nite Owls in a sweep at Erin Inn 2. Boone and Troy Risse with the big knocks in a game 2 10th inning win for the Owls.

The Pub at Blackstone Creek with a huge upset at Mibbs and Vivs. After losing game one 8-7, Blackstone used a 2-run triple from Robbie Robinson to tie the game in the 9th inning of game two before he was driven in by a Jim Grater game winner and a 7-6 comeback win. Strong pitching and a 4-5 game three from Troy Schmidt powered BC1 to a game three win to take the series from Mibbs.

Town 9 Tap ran into a little trouble at Blackstone Creek 2 in the first game, but percievered by sweeping the Creek. Doug Fiedler 11-16 did the damage for Town 9.

EJ's used a game one 10th inning triple from Gary Tewelles to win game one over Sheryl's 5-4, before a Brian Ratty led Club 175 squad came back to win the final two games at EJ's.

Flynn's busted out for a 9-0 lead after two innings and held on to beat visiting DJ's Goalpost 12-8 in game one. DJ's took game two 6-3 behind Johnny Fralick, before Flynn's Don Weyer banged out two triples in game three for a 3-0 shutout, leading Flynn's to a series win. 

Big Guys 6.9 needs a late comeback to beat Buzdums in a game three win . Trailing 4-2 in the bottom of the 9th inning, Mike Hennecke delivers a 2-run game tying triple setting the stage for Chris Becker , who successfully stroked a single to deliver the winner for the 6.9ers. Kevin Roecker 9-14 leads BG6.9 to a sweep.

Stags Tavern takes home 2 victories visiting the Turn at Wanaki. Z-man and Craig Schumann lead the assault for Stags.

Mike Holt a 9th inning game winner in game one, Chris Basing a 9th inning game winner in game two, and Cal Dimmick a 3-4 game three all contribute to a Sal's sweep over Nite Owls II. Sals finds themselves near the top of the standings race heading into their bye week and the holiday break.

Mibbs & Vivs gets one in the 9th inning to take out Pioneer Bowl 9-8 despite 4 hits from Pioneer's Joel Heidtke. Mibbs takes game two before Pioneer rips out 12 runs in game three to salvage a victory.

A three-run 7th inning from Sal's and three hits each from Kurt Minor and Jevon Deede , take out Town 9 Tap in game one 5-4, giving The Tappers their fisrt loss of the season. Twon 9 respnded with 20-4 and 23-3 wins to take the series. Lucas Antonioni 10-16 leads Town 9.

Brett Thicke ties game one against EJ's with a 2-run triple and then gets driven in by the eventual game winner from Eric Muth for an Erin Inn II victory. EI2 pulls out game two before EJ's rallies for 4 runs in the bottom of the 9th for an 8-7 triumph, with the game winner coming off the bat of Gary Teweles. Abi Donath 5-5 in game three for EJ's.

DJ's Goalpost with a game one win at Erin Inn I behind four hits from Justin Kucharski. EI I then thought extra innings was the way to win games, as in game two where Steve Balistreri had the winning hit for a 4-3 win, and where Dylan Wilcox banged home the game winner in a 6-5 11th inning come from behind win.

Brian Lighthizer 8-15 and Jared Bublitz 7-15 lead Nite Owls to 2 wins against Buzdums.

Bob Johnson 7-13 leads The Turn at Wanaki to a sweep at Nite Owls II.

Heorics from Steven Hahn who tripled in the tying run in the 10th inning and was brought home by a Craig Braidigan Double that gave Blackstone I a game one win against Big Guys. BCI and Big Sky split games two and three.

Z-man 9-15 and Ron Schumann 8-15 as Stags Tavern gets the sweep at Sheryls 175.

Travis Steger 9-14 and Zac Frank 8-15 power Big Guys 6.9 to a sweep at Flynns.

Jim Downer knocked in Frank Wiedmeyer in the 10th inning for a Big Sky 3-2 victory in game one over Stags Tavern. Stags had a little late inning magic of their own in game two as Jim West tripled in Rob Lawien for a 4-3 win. Trailing 4-1 in the 8th inning of game three, Stags busted out a 4-spot to win 5-4 and take the series.

Dana Schleve 4 hits in game one and 3 hits in game three power Big Guys 6.9 to a road sweep against The Turn at Wanaki. Bob Johnson 8-13 was the only firepower for Wanaki.

Flynns gets two runs in the 9th inning of game one including a walk-off single from Alex Klumb to defeat visiting Buzdums 8-7. Flynns took the series two games to one.

Alex Dave drives in Dan Gresen in the 10th inning of game one to propel Sheryls to an 8-7 win at DJ's Goalpost. DJ's secures a win in game two, but 3-hits a piece from CJ Lewandowski, Joel Fus, and Gresen help lay the wood for Sheryls as they take the series.

EJ's gets 2 games from The Pub at Blackstone Creek 2 including a 15-inning marathon in game one. Logan Bork drove in Matt Horne with a walk-off triple for the victory. Andrew Kucharski led EJ's with an 8-14 evening at the dish.

Town 9 Tap slaps around Blackstone 1 with a 53-run pummeling in Germantown. Keith Moldenhauer 13-17, Andy Duthie 10-18, Doug Fiedler 8-16 and Mike Aulenbacher 9-18 all swing the big hammer for the Tappers.

Mibbs& Vivs takes the firts two games at Nite Owls II bfore 3-hit games from Cody and Josh salvage game three for the Owls.

Kurt Minor and Rory Crocker each with 3 hits in a game one win for Sals over Nite Owls I. Nite Owls then put together a win in game two and a late surge in game three to take a 9-4 lead into bottom of the 9th inning before Sal's Cal Dimmick hit a 3-run triple cutting the lead Owls lead to 9-7. Sals could not muster another hit and eventually lost the game and the series.

An in-house battle between Erin 1 and Erin II proved to be a dogfight and the outcomes didn't disappoint. Dylan Wilcox drove in Bailey Isselmann with a triple in game one for a 3-2 walk-off. Behind 2 hits from Street Free Agent Jeb Vachuska , Erin Inn II took game two 6-4. Then, trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the 9th inning, Steve Balistreri drove in Jake Isselmann with a game tying triple, and then was chased home by the game winner off the bat of Matt Finley, giving EI1 a series victory and bragging rights over EI2.

Pioneer garners a sweep at Buzdums behind Mark Rubusch 8-15, Leon Schmidt 9-14 and Joel Heidtke 8-14 as the bowlers have now won 7 straight heading into their bye. 

The Turn at Wanaki travels to nemesis DJ's Goal Post and gets the road sweep. Chris Halverson, Bob Johnson, Mike Wagner, and Chad Molinan all with big individual games to lead TTAW.

Big Sky with two late wins at EJ's as they grab a sweep on Bark Lake. After winning game one 9-5, it took an 11th inning triple from Brian Hytry to drive in Jim Downer to win a 1-0 slugfest in game two. Then trailing 6-1 in the 7th inning of game three, Big Sky erupted for 7 runs in the last 3 innings to take care of EJ's 8-6. Jason Zimmerman bangs out two triples late to fuel Big Sky. Andrew Kucharski 7-14 kept EJ's in the mix the entire evening.

Mibbs & Vivs lights up Stags tavern with a 36-run outburst en route to a sweep.

Big Guys 6.9 found themselves in a dog fight with Sals after Kent McKenna, Jevon DeeDw, Nick Kraemer, and Dan Fischer combined for 13 hits in a game two 11-4 Sals victory that tied the series at one game a-piece. The 6.9ers then found some 7th inning magic from Dana Schlieve and Elliot Frank as they closed the door on Sals with a 6-4 triumph.

A Ryan Braun triple gave Erin Inn 2 a victory over Flynns in game one, before Flynns got pissed and rolled out a 16 spot in a game two victory that was led by Brad Voght who came a single short of the cycle. Erin Inn 2 took care of business with a 12-4 game three win that was led by Brett Thicke, his 4 hits, and his two doubles.

Erin Inn 1 throws two shutouts before bowing to Sheryls in a game 3 battle. 

Dan Lighthizer 4 hits in game one, Ken Vlasik , 3 hits in game two, and Brian and Adan Lighthizer both 3 hits in game three for Nite Owls 1 as the cruise past The Pub at Blackstone Creek 2.

Troy Schmidt has 3 hits in game one for Blackstone 1 in a game one victory over Nite Owls 2. Titty drives in Matt Theisen with a game winner in game two as the Owls even the series. It was then Austin R and Titty again, both with 3 hits in game three, as Nite Owls takes two games.