There are 280 teams divided into 35 conferences in the NSL. The Golden Girls, also playing out of Waterford, won their conference with a 13-1 record, but couldn’t pick up enough splits to survive the playoffs.

Joanne Perhan — a member the Golden Girls who is known for her catchphrase “Pickles,” which she says whenever she misses her spot — bowled for more than 30 years in her younger days. Now she’s come to love her semiweekly bowling sessions: one practice a week, one match online.

“It’s been great, great fun. We look forward to it,” she said, waving a pompom as she cheers on the Sparklers.

Like Perhan, a lot of other seniors bowled in their youth. Schoenherr is one of them.

“I’ve always bowled,” Schoenherr said. “This is easy and it’s fun.”

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The game’s longevity

The Nintendo Wii came out in November 2006, and its appeal hasn’t dwindled much.

The record for most perfect 300 games in Wii bowling is 20,000 (not a typo). That milestone was reached in 2015 by an octogenarian from Onalaska, John Bates, according to Guinness World Records.