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Tim and Dan Team Up for Super-Ball XII Victory

Tim and Dan became the new Zen Champions at Super-Ball XII, the league’s traditional post-season split flipper tournament, on May 28. The champs came out of the “loser’s” bracket to defeat the winner’s bracket finalists, Joseph and me, in four … Continue reading

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League Night Recap for 2/12

Cue the cracks about how I’m always “right on time” with my league updates. Done? OK, let’s move on… Our third league night of the season was a snowy night. So much so that we worried Mike wouldn’t make it … Continue reading

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More Madness Than Ever at March Hare Madness!

The annual Stephen T. Kendrick Memorial March Hare Madness tournament returns to the Avenue Cafe in Lansing on April 2nd, this time with a new format. This year it will be a Critical Hit match-play tournament. To the best of … Continue reading

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League Night Recap for 1/8/19

Super-Ball XI in November finished with Mike and Bryan beating Joseph and me in an epic six-game finale that finished after last call, then the league took a break for the holidays. We started up again on January 8, the … Continue reading

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New season starts Tuesday

Hello everyone! Time for some start of the season announcements. First and most important, our first meeting is Tuesday. We will be switching this season to a SEVEN O’CLOCK start time. That’s right, my work schedule has shifted so I … Continue reading

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We have a winner: Mike becomes second-ever LPL champion

When the Lansing Pinball League was young, there was Chris, and there was everyone else.  Chris’s victory was so certain that everyone focused instead on who would be the runner up.  Matt called it “the Battle for Second.”  After we … Continue reading

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Follow the Battle of the Bands here!

We are using a relatively low tech Google spreadsheet (authored by Joseph) to run the Battle of the Bands tournament.  To see the scores, go here: Battle of the Bands score sheet

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Rocket Robin charity tournament – tomorrow!

Don’t forget that although we are taking July off of league play, we have two July events to tide you over: the Rocket Robin charity tournament (supporting the Capital Area Humane Society) tomorrow, Tuesday 7/10, at 6:30 pm; and the … Continue reading

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League Night Results for Season 10

Season 10 League Results and Standings Since we’re using a unified Google doc for all the league night results this season, you can always use this link to find the most up to date results and standings!  We usually get … Continue reading

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Extra, extra… Silver Balls makes the paper!

The Lansing City Pulse ran a nice article on the upcoming 3rd annual Silver Balls in the City charity tournament.  The tournament will be at the Avenue Café at 6:30 p.m. on December 27.  There will be holiday-themed trophies!  All … Continue reading

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