Five sanctioned leagues run out of Pin & Rail Lanes, each with its own night, format and season. New bowlers are welcome - averages are set from your first three games and the handicap system keeps a first-timer competitive against a twenty-year regular.
How the handicap works
Your handicap is the gap between your average and the league scratch line, applied as bonus pins each game. Bowl below the line and you get pins added; bowl above it and nobody takes pins away. It exists so a 140 average can compete against a 200 average on the same team, not to punish anyone for being good.
The five leagues
Monday Mixed Five - Five-person mixed team, 32-week season, 7:00 PM starts
Tuesday Doubles - Two-person doubles, 24-week season, 7:00 PM starts
Wednesday Seniors Trio - Three-person team, daytime 10:00 AM starts, 28-week season
Thursday Scratch Singles - Singles, no handicap, 20-week season, 7:30 PM starts
Thursday Youth League - Five-person youth teams, ages 8 to 17, 16-week season, 4:30 PM starts
Not ready for a full season
Every league keeps an open substitutes list for bowlers who want in without committing to 32 weeks. Get on the list at the front desk and a team captain short a player will call you before their night.
Sanctioning fee
$42 per bowler per season, collected at the first night. It covers your USBC sanctioning, average tracking, and a share of the season-end awards banquet.
For the league bowlers who ask
Lanes are oiled fresh before every league night on the same house pattern, re-striped monthly. Ask the front desk for the current pattern sheet if you are tuning your line.
