Leominster Skittles League

17/09/2026

🔥 ROF Take a Huge Win Over the Defending Champions! 🔥

Last night delivered another massive matchup on the alley as defending champions Chin Dippers went head-to-head with Ring of Fire — and it absolutely lived up it.

The game swung in ROF’s favour, with Ring of Fire taking an 8–4 win in a seriously high-scoring contest.

Chin Dippers put in a huge 296 — a score that would win most games on most nights — but it still wasn’t enough, as ROF smashed in 310 👀🔥

Chin Dippers:
12 – Jamie
14 – Darren
14 & 15 – Aaron
Spare – Larch

Ring of Fire:
12 & 15 – Layton
12 – Steve
💣 20 – Steve

🏅 Player of the Night: Steve with a massive 53

That 20 throw also sets the early benchmark for the trophy chasers this season. Some bar to beat! 👏

Leg by Leg:

63–50 ROF
57–66 Chin Dippers
70–63 ROF
61–56 ROF
59–61 Chin Dippers

Total: 310–296 to Ring of Fire

Two massive team scores, big individual throws. What a game 🔥🎳

15/09/2026

🔥 What a Battle Between Unguided Missiles & Guys & Dolls! 🔥

An incredibly close game tonight as Unguided Missiles went head-to-head with the experienced Guys & Dolls, with the match going right down to the final pins.

This one was ridiculously tight 👀
1st leg: just 2 pins in it
2nd leg: just 1 pin in it
5th leg: just 2 pins in it
Overall total: separated by only 1 pin

Unguided Missiles:
💥 10 – Andrew
💥 11 – James
💥 13 – Dan

Guys & Dolls:
💥 12 – Ian
💥 13 – Adie

🏅 Player of the Night: Andrew (Unguided Missiles) with a brilliant 42

Leg by Leg:

54–56 Guys & Dolls
62–61 Unguided Missiles
46–54 Guys & Dolls
56–50 Unguided Missiles
58–56 Unguided Missiles

Total: 277–276 to Guys & Dolls

A cracking performance from both teams. Unguided Missiles took three of the five legs, but Guys & Dolls’ stronger scoring in the legs they won proved crucial, allowing them to sneak the overall pins by the smallest possible margin.

Proper back-and-forth skittles from start to finish 👏🎳🔥

14/09/2026

🔥 Great Balls of Fire Get Their First Win! 🔥
Tonight saw Great Balls of Fire take on Alley Gators, with GBOF putting in a strong performance to claim a 10–2 win and a big 291 total.

Alley Gators weren’t far behind, putting in an impressive 272, with several legs going right down to the wire.

Alley Gators:
💥 12 – Ruby
💥 13 – Connor
💣 15 – Nigel

Great Balls of Fire:
🔥 11 – Graham
💥 12 – Leighton

🏅 Player of the Night: GBOF’s Leighton with a brilliant 43

The scoreline doesn’t tell the full story either - the 2nd and 4th legs were both decided by just 2 pins 👀

Leg:
53–57 ✅ GBOF
55–57 ✅ GBOF
47–65 ✅ GBOF
55–57 ✅ GBOF
61–55 ✅ Alley Gators

Total: 291–272 to Great Balls of Fire

A cracking scoring game from both sides, with GBOF getting their season properly up and running 👏🔥

12/09/2026

🔥 Two Mammoth Games to Kick Off the Season! 🔥

Last night saw some of the league’s biggest teams play their first games of the 2026/27 season — and they certainly didn’t disappoint.

Game 1: Ring of Fire vs Oddballs

Returning side Ring of Fire came out firing, taking all 12 points and setting the early benchmark for the highest team score of the season with 317 🔥

Ring of Fire: 317
Oddballs: 262

ROF absolutely hammered the alley with an incredible 6 throws above 9 from 6 different players!

💥 12 – Rob
💥 13 – Stacker
💥 14 – Steve
💥 14 – Ritchie
💥 14 – Derrick
💥 15 – Layton

🏅 Player of the Game: RoF’s Layton with 48

A tougher opening game for Oddballs, who didn’t manage any throws above 9, but the atmosphere on the alleys was incredible. Great effort from both teams 👏

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Game 2: Chin Dippers vs Seekers

What a way to start the season for the defending champions Chin Dippers, going straight into battle against last season’s runners-up Seekers 👀

Seekers put in a strong 285, a score that wins most games! However the Dippers managed to scrape another 10 pins to finish on 295, taking a 10–2 win.

Don’t let that scoreline fool you though — this game was incredibly tight:

1st leg: Dippers by just 2 pins
2nd leg: Dippers by just 3 pins
5th leg: Dippers by just 1 pin

It could have gone either way.

Seekers didn’t have any throws above 9, instead putting together solid, consistent scoring across the team.

Chin Dippers:
💥 12 – MJ
💣 16 – Baker
🎯 Spare – Adie

🏅 Player of the Game: Chin Dippers Baker with 45

Final Total: 295–285 to Chin Dippers

Huge scores, tiny margins and a brilliant atmosphere 🔥🎳

10/09/2026

🔥 Great Start to the Season for Guys & Dolls! 🔥

Guys & Dolls got their 2026/27 campaign off to a strong start last night, taking 8 points against Great Balls of Fire in their debut season.

Great Balls of Fire:
💥 11 – Adam

Guys & Dolls:
💥 14 – Trudi
💥 15 – Ian
🎯 1 spare

🏅 Player of the Night: Trudi with a brilliant 44

Leg by Leg:

53–68 ✅ Guys & Dolls
54–59 ✅ Guys & Dolls
55–49 ✅ Great Balls of Fire
53–49 ✅ Great Balls of Fire
55–58 ✅ Guys & Dolls

Total: 283–270 to Guys & Dolls

A solid opening night for Guys & Dolls, while Great Balls of Fire showed plenty in their first league outing 👏🔥

08/09/2026

🔥 What a Game Tonight – 6–6! 🔥

A cracking battle between TBC and Unguided Missiles, with the points shared after a proper back-and-forth contest.

What makes this even more impressive is that two Unguided Missiles players had never even picked up a skittle ball before tonight 👏🎳

Unguided Missiles:
💥 12 & 14 – Lewis
💥 15 – Chris J

TBC:
💥 14 – Ross
💥 17 – Sam

🏅 Player of the Night: Sam (TBC) with a brilliant 49
🔥 Closely followed by newcomer Lewis with 48

Leg by Leg:

59–45 ✅ TBC
47–50 ✅ Unguided Missiles
63–58 ✅ TBC
51–61 ✅ Unguided Missiles
48–52 ✅ Unguided Missiles

Total: 268–266 to TBC

Unguided Missiles take 3 of the 5 legs, but miss out on the overall pins by just 2 — meaning it finishes 6–6.

Massive shoutout to Lewis and Chris J on their first-ever game. To put in performances like that straight away is some start 👏🔥

07/09/2026

🔥 The 2026/27 Winter League Is Underway! 🔥

The first game of the new season is in the books, and Outsiders have started strongly with an 11–1 win over Alley Gators.

Alley Gators:

🎯 1 spare – Sian

Outsiders:

💥 12 – Mel
💥 15 – Tom
💥 15 – Coley
🎯 Spare – Gemma

Leg by Leg:

53–45 ✅ Outsiders
65–43 ✅ Outsiders
58–51 ✅ Outsiders
67–48 ✅ Outsiders
55–55 🤝 Draw

Total: 298–242 to Outsiders

A very strong opening night from Outsiders, setting an early marker for the new season 👀🔥

07/09/2026