The Fall 2002 season is now underway, with six teams entering the 16-week competition for the coveted, nonexistent championship trophy. Freda Schroeder and Sharon Turner both tied for this week's high game for the women with a 159, and women's high series was bagged by Freda Schroeder with a 429. As for the men, Pat Searcy snagged this week's high game with a 195, and high series was earned by Dennis Laube with a 501. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 17 & 18: Top Guns chucked gutter balls with UnaBowlers. Highlighting the skills of Pat Searcy with his 488 series, Top Guns split the series with the UnaBowlers. Countering this, Jarrod Guthrie reigned supreme in the UnaBowlers with his 449 (with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Jason Carpio) as they matched their opponent in wins. Top Guns begins the season in 3rd place, while the UnaBowlers begin in 4th.

On lanes 19 & 20: Pop Gunns tussled with GRRR. Topped by #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Dennis Laube and his 501 series, Pop Gunns collected 3 wins against GRRR. Conversely, Byron Hester oversaw GRRR with his 471 despite his team notching only a single win. Pop Gunns gets underway in 1st place, while GRRR gets rolling in 5th.

Finally, down on lanes 21 & 22: Team 5 alternated splits with Team 6. Demonstrating the prowess of David Parre with his 481 series, Team 5 collected 3 wins against Team 6. On the other half of the score sheet, Jim Jones shined in Team 6 with his 439 despite his team notching only a single win. Team 5 begins with 2nd place, while Team 6 gets going with 6th.

Bowlers bribing their way into The 200 Club include: No one at all. We sucked.



NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 17&18, 2nd-place Team 5 will chill with 5th-place GRRR. Team 5 is expected to perform weakly, but split the series with GRRR; while GRRR is forecast to see their team average take a dive while they keep the series tied.
• Moving to lanes 19&20, 3rd-place Top Guns will throw some gutter balls with 6th-place Team 6. Top Guns might watch their averages take a plunge, but split the series with Team 6; while Team 6 ought to see their team average take a dive while they keep the series tied.
• Finally, on lanes 21&22, 4th-place UnaBowlers will meet with 1st-place Pop Gunns. The UnaBowlers are predicted to have the bottom drop out of their averages, but split the series with Pop Gunns; while Pop Gunns are anticipated to see their team average take a dive while they keep the series tied.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Jason Carpio Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Dennis Laube Runner Up: Ken Wilson	#1 H2H BOWLER Dennis Laube Runner Up: Ken M. Wilson
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "The faster I go, the harder it gets." Jerry Krall, contemplating slowing down the pace a little.