Author Archives: Heather

News flash: League resuming soon

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Heather

Hello, everyone. I miss you, and league. I’m overdue to give you a “State of the League” address and so this is it.When I took on directing the league, I thought the biggest ethical issues I would face would involve … Continue reading →

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League Night Update for 2/25

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Heather

Our fourth league night of the season, taking us to the halfway point of the regular season and qualifying for finals, was on the bank titled “Girdle of Hippolyta”: Tales of the Arabian Nights, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Addams … Continue reading →

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Announcing “Locking with Dinosaurs”

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Heather

The Avenue Cafe (a Stern Army location) will be hosting the Locking with Dinosaurs tournament, finals to be held on July 1. Qualifying will be on our Jurassic Park Pro and scores will be taken any night Lansing Pinball League … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 2/11/19

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Heather

Hello all you pinballers out in Lansing League Land. I hope you’ll forgive me for the brevity of this recap for the league night of 2/11, as I was first under the weather and then had a huge pileup of … Continue reading →

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The madness returns to March Hare Madness!

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Heather

Update: March Hare Madness is cancelled and will be rescheduled when conditions allow. 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 … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 1/28/20

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Heather

I was very proud of the work I did creating banks this season. I had to balance having only a certain number of games designated “long” (based on looking at average scores from the previous season, or guessing in the … Continue reading →

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League Night Recap for 1/14/20

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Heather

The first league night of Season 14, and also the first of a new decade, saw two new members joining, Travis and Erik. Lexi and I had both been trying to recruit some new members on Facebook but were not … Continue reading →

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Results and Standings for Season 14

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Heather

This spreadsheet will be updated after each league night: Click here for Season 14 results and standings

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Zen Night and Other News from the Break

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Heather

We’re about to come back after over a month off league, with a new theme for our banks (the Labors of Hercules) and a new game (Stranger Things). By the time of the Zen tournament we had an exciting development: … Continue reading →

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Banks for Season 14

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Heather

I’m proud to announce this season’s tentative banks. New year, new theme! Some of the banks have a tighter theme than others but I swear I have a rationale for every single game’s placement. And now without further ado, behold… … Continue reading →

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