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Rocket Robin blasts back into town

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Heather

It’s time for Rocket Robin, the summer charity tournament to benefit the Capital Area Humane Society! The entry fee will be $10, with $9 going to the charity and $1 to the IFPA for sanctioning. The format will be straight … Continue reading →

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Danny is back: Tim takes 2nd for Season 22

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Heather

In a late-night two-match finale, number one seed Danny C. wrested back the LPL championship title from number two seed Tim Treichel. Derik took third in A division. There would be no repeat of Double Dan-ger, though, as Heather defeated … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 4/22/25

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Heather

This was our last qualifying night for Season 22 and perhaps the biggest thing it decided was who would make it above the cut into the newly truncated A division. In the past we have often had 10 or 12 … Continue reading →

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Ethan Reynolds Memorial Tournament Recap

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Heather

In accordance with the adage that anything worth doing is worth doing late, I bring you the recap of the Ethan Reynolds Memorial Pinball Tournament. The tournament was held on April 1 at The Avenue Cafe in Lansing and used … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 4/8/25

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Heather

When the league last met, we started our final bank rotation between 7 (Canis Minor, “The Little Dog”) and 8 (Coma Berenices, “Berenice’s Hair”). Bank 7 is our designated back-up bank that games move into and out of based on … Continue reading →

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March Hare Madness 2025 Recap

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Heather

The annual Stephen T. Kendrick Memorial Pinball Tournament, held in memory of my rabbit Stephen who died in 2016, returned to The Avenue on March 18. This tournament benefits RASA Rescue (Rabbit and Small Animal Rescue) of Westland, the rescue … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 3/25/25

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Heather

On March 25 we played our sixth league night of Season 22, wrapping up the bank rotation between Bank 5, “Argo Navis,” and Bank 6, “Cetus.” As I arrived, Devon told me he had been waiting for a recap of … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 3/11/25

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Heather

Our last league meeting started the second half of the season and a rotation between banks 5 (Argo Navis, “The Ship Argo”) and 6 (Cetus, “The Sea Monster”). An interesting fact about Argo Navis is that it depicts a ship … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 2/25/25

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Heather

On our last league night, we finished banks 3 and 4 and the first half of the season. It was our first league night without Ethan, which made it a hard one for many league members. People kept commenting on … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 2/11/25

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Heather

It’s sad to write the league night recap this time since it marks the last league night that Ethan played. We lost Ethan unexpectedly last week. I was hoping to feature photos of him in this recap, but then I … Continue reading →

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