The Spring 2003 season is now underway, with eight teams entering the 16-week competition for the coveted, nonexistent championship trophy. Four bowlers set a new personal best series, and three rolled new personal high games. Janelle (Laube) Lamar picked up this week's high game (172) and series (496) for the women, while Thomas Lin earned this week's high game (217) and series (593) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 17 & 18: D-Day hung out with Top Guns. Reinforced by Demond Robinson with his 496 series, with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Nik Domann, D-Day split the series with Top Guns. As for the opposition, Pat Searcy mastered Top Guns with his 573 as they matched their opponent in wins. D-Day starts out in 5th place, while Top Guns start off with 4th.
On lanes 19 & 20: When Push Comes To Shove had a rendezvous with Canned Crabs. Headlined by Dennis Laube with his 523 series, the Shovers collected 3 wins against the Crabs. On the other half of the score sheet, Eric Lynch drew the spotlight in the Crabs with his 466 despite his team notching only a single win. When Push Comes To Shove begins the season in 2nd place, while the Crabs get rolling in 7th.
On lanes 21 & 22: Spanked matched wits with The Good Sons. Led by #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Thomas Lin and his 593 series, Spanked celebrated a clean sweep over the Sons. While that was going down, Tracey Robertson showed off in the Sons with her 344 despite her team getting swept. Spanked leaves the gate in 1st place, while the Sons begin in 8th.
Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: Hulk Smash! shared a platter of cheese sticks with Bowlers of Mass Destruction. Regardless of the star power of Carl Goetz with his 534 series, the Hulk accomplished only 1 win against Mass Destruction. Conversely, Jarrod Guthrie oversaw Mass Destruction with his marvelous 474 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Hulk Smash! gets underway in 6th place, while Mass Destruction commences the season with 3rd.
Bowlers slipping under the velvet rope in front of The 200 Club include: David Codding (200), Dennis Laube (213), Pat Searcy (204), and Thomas Lin (212,217)
New personal high games were set tonight by Dennis Laube (213, previous best 200), Jason Carpio (191, previous best 178), and Shannon Myers (150, previous best 148). In addition, new personal best series were rolled by Janelle (Laube) Lamar (496, previous best 478), Keith Blay (474, previous best 424), Jarrod Guthrie (474, previous best 461), and Shannon Myers (388, previous best 371). The 593 rolled by Thomas Lin is the new 7th-best series in league history!
The Tournament of Champions begins in 3 weeks. Here are how the divisions are shaping up so far:
| DIVISION 1 1. Thomas Lin 2. Pat Searcy 3. Bob Brunker 4. Carl Goetz 5. Dennis Laube 6. Bill Krejci 7. Demond Robinson 8. Janelle Lamar | DIVISION 2 1. David Codding 2. Nik Domann 3. Ken Wilson 4. Jarrod Guthrie 5. Keith Blay 6. Jim Jones 7. Eric Lynch 8. Jason Carpio | DIVISION 3 1. Corey Weinfurt 2. Kevin Myers 3. Justin Strelow 4. Freda Schroeder 5. Shannon Myers 6. Tracey Robertson 7. Michelle Tollefson 8. Phil Schroeder | DIVISION 4 1. Scott Murdock 2. Ray Haynes 3. Jae Cha |
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 17&18, 8th-place The Good Sons (estimated hcp 199) will battle 3rd-place Bowlers of Mass Destruction. The Sons are expected to powerful and sweep the series; while Mass Destruction is forecast to hold steady as they endure a rough night.
- Moving to lanes 19&20, 1st-place Spanked will match wits with 6th-place Hulk Smash! (hcp 92). Spanked might roll a little low and lose the series but avoid getting swept; while the Hulk ought to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.
- Then, over on lanes 21&22, 4th-place Top Guns will share a couple of pitchers with 7th-place Canned Crabs (hcp 114). Top Guns will likely have a bit of an off night, yet still manage to sweep the series; while the Crabs will probably hold steady as they endure a rough night.
- Finally, on lanes 23&24, 5th-place D-Day (estimated hcp 27) will chuck some balls with 2nd-place When Push Comes To Shove. D-Day is predicted to maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while the Shovers are anticipated to see their team average take a dive while they endure a rough night.
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THIS WEEK'S MVB
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#1 POWER BOWLER
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#1 H2H BOWLER
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FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE)
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| Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins | Change |
| 1 | Spanked | 4-0 | 1.000 | 2,065 | n/a |
| 2 | When Push Comes To Shove | 3-1 | .750 | 1,851 | n/a |
| 3 | Bowlers of Mass Destruction | 3-1 | .750 | 1,802 | n/a |
| 4 | Top Guns | 2-2 | .500 | 1,860 | n/a |
| 5 | D-Day | 2-2 | .500 | 1,806 | n/a |
| 6 | Hulk Smash! | 1-3 | .250 | 1,718 | n/a |
| 7 | Canned Crabs | 1-3 | .250 | 1,430 | n/a |
| 8 | The Good Sons | 0-4 | .000 | 1,407 | n/a |
