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Season 16 Schedule

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Heather

Season 16: The Olympian Gods 5/10 & 5/24 (A): “Apollo”: The Mandalorian (replacing The Walking Dead), The Beatles, KISS, Guardians of the Galaxy, Medieval Madness 5/10 & 5/24 (B): “Hera”: Lord of the Rings (replacing The Simpsons), The Munsters, The … Continue reading →

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Mike defends his title again in the Season 15 playoffs

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Heather

The season 15 final playoffs on March 22 ended with Mike successfully defending his Lansing Pinball League champion title in a final match against Derik. Allen finished third and was gracious enough to wait around until the very late final … Continue reading →

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Lansing Lightning Flippers: a Women’s Tournament Series

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Heather

I’m going to be trying something new for the Lansing scene, a women’s tournament series called the Lansing Lightning Flippers. If it is successful it may become a regular monthly tournament. It will be free, novice-friendly, and eligible for women’s … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 3/8/22

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Heather

March 8 was the final regular night for Season 15, and so it would determine the final standings for the playoffs on March 22. As a result, the competition was really heated, especially for the top seed positions in A … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 2/22/22

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Heather

Our last league night fell on the big “Twos Day” of 2/22/22. It started the rotation between Cerberus and Augean Stables, the final two banks in the “Labors of Hercules” series. Cerberus was originally themed to “hellhounds” and contained Ghostbusters, … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 2/8/22

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Heather

After a month off to wait out the worst of the Omicron surge, league resumed play with our sixth (of eight) league night on February 8. It was time to switch banks and complete a two-bank rotation that started in … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 12/14/21 (plus Silver Balls)

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Heather

As everyone knows (and likes to give me a hard time about), I’m notoriously terrible at writing the league night recaps except under deadline pressure. The “deadline” is that I have a strict rule to get them up before the … Continue reading →

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The Madness Returns to Lansing

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Heather

The annual Stephen T. Kendrick Memorial March Hare Madness tournament returns to the Avenue Cafe in Lansing on March 18, and we will be bringing back our popular Critical Hit format. What are rabbits known for? No, the other thing. … Continue reading →

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League cancelled again 1/25/22

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Heather

Sorry, Capital City crushers, but things haven’t improved enough yet to where we feel safe hosting league. We will re-evaluate things in two weeks.

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League cancelled 1/11/22

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Heather

Sorry, Capital City crushers, but due to the out of control Covid numbers in our county and state, league will not meet 1/11/22. We will re-evaluate things in two weeks.

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