#keglers

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Cat Bowl

collage, 2020

[drmonkeysetroscans]

Bowling.

[i-don-world]

let’s go

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Alex from Prize The Doubt getting down at the pinhockey half-time show! Final round of the dance off tonight in Midland, TX at Keglers! #tourlife #elevatour #tirasleen #prizethedoubt #pinebox #keglers #midlandtx

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Keglers is on point with these wings, waffle fries, and long islands. 👌 sooo good. #foodporn #keglers #fatkid #wings

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1981: Keglers finishes its first season

Oberlin College Lanes turns 50 this year. To commemorate this event, we will be travelling through the history of the bowling center each Wednesday.

The league experience is not limited to townspeople visiting College Lanes. One of the programs started up by Tom Reid '80 when he started managing the bowling center was the Intramural Keglers League. This organized weekly competition allows teams of bowlers to compete with one another, relax with friends, and work on skills all at one gathering. The first semester of Keglers began in Spring 1981. Over 30 years have passed and the program is still running strong.

The format is fairly straightforward. In a full league, one team of 5 bowlers plays three games against another team of 5. Each game is worth one point and another point for 3-game total is up for grabs each night. Don't worry: the games are handicapped to help level the playing field. The league bowls in a 5-week round robin format so each team will play against every other team in the league. The team with the most points at the end of the round robin wins the half.

If the same team wins both halves of the full semester league, they win the whole league. But that's boring. If a different team wins the second half, there is a 3-game total pin roll-off between each half's winners. The bowlers on the team that wins the roll-off win either a trophy or a t-shirt.

The most recent peak of Keglers activity took place 2004-2006, when there were 4 divisions of Keglers (Wednesday, Thursday, and 2 divisions Sunday), each with 6 teams of 5 bowlers. Although teams are now typically 4 bowlers strong, we currently have 3 divisions available. Also, bowlers/teams can join in for the second half (which starts after Fall/Spring Break) and still have a chance to win the whole league!

The Keglers Leagues are open to Oberlin College Students, Staff, Faculty and Alumni. Teams may also have up to two bowlers on their roster who have no affiliation with Oberlin (significant others, relatives, co-workers, etc.) Leagues form each semester – sign up for Fall 2013 today!