What is it about competition that brings out the beast in a person? Anyone who watched the Xavier/Cincinnati basketbrawl game last Saturday was witness to the ugly results when a rivalry gets out of hand and tempers flare. Schumacher Homes was involved in an athletic challenge December 9th, but no suspensions followed the event ~ although there WAS significant trash-talk before, during, and after the match!
I am known for being pretty competitive and no one enjoys going down in defeat. Our offices competed in a company-wide bowling tournament; our Operations group met at Park Centre Lanes for an informal luncheon; the other offices participated as well and emailed in their scores. The afternoon “rolled” along and followed up with a rousing number of strikes, spares, and, yes, a few gutter balls. The celebration featured a “Best Team Name” competition, periodic trivia questions, lots of fun, the previously-mentioned trash-talking, and there was also an “Ugly Sweater” contest.
Everyone had fun and no suspensions followed our competition; our work ethic attempts to provide an atmosphere of hard work mixed with a healthy dash of recreation for our employees, although for some detail-oriented people, dragging them away from the proverbial grindstone can be a challenge in itself! Signs throughout our Corporate office echo the phrase “Work Hard…Have Fun…Produce Results”!
And Now ~ “The Winners”:
- Best Team Name: “Just For Splits & Giggles” – Ashland
- Highest Single Game Score: Jim Smith – Ravenna
- Lowest Single Game Score: Laura Mitchell – Cincinnati
- Most Single Game Strikes: Chuck Kuntzman – Circleville
- Most Single Game Gutter Balls: Lily Kahn – Houston
- Lowest Overall Team Score: “Holy Split Batman” – Operations
- Carolina Regional Champs: “Cockeyes” – Columbia
- Midwest Regional Champs: “Odd Balls” – Ravenna
- South Central Regional Champs: “2-1/2 Men” – Baton Rouge
- NATIONAL CHAMPS: “Here for the Beer” - Operations
- Ugly Sweater “winner”: Sheila Barcus – Operations
Congratulations to all of our bowling stars!
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