Author Archives: Heather

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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League Night Recap for 11/23/21

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Heather

Our last league night was just two days before Thanksgiving, so I decided to make Thanksgiving-themed Tuesday Night Smackdown medals. I didn’t trust that I’d be able to do a good job drawing an actual turkey so I decided to … Continue reading →

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Silver Balls in the City Returns

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Heather

The annual Silver Balls in the City charity tournament will be returning to The Avenue Cafe on December 28, 2021, at 7 pm sharp. The cost is $10 plus coin drop and it will once again benefit the Capital Area … Continue reading →