The Spring 2003 season draws to a close, with D-Day officially earning this season's championship title! The final week saw four teams climb in the standings, while four teams slipped. Freda Schroeder picked up this week's high game (165) and series (443) for the women, while Pat Searcy earned this week's high game (214) and series (542) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 17 & 18: Bowlers of Mass Destruction matched wits with D-Day. Despite the strength of Justin Strelow with his above-average 495 series, Mass Destruction managed only 1.5 wins against D-Day. On the adjacent lane, Demond Robinson guided D-Day with his above-average 515 as his team took the series with 2.5 wins. Bowlers of Mass Destruction drops 1 spot in the standings to close out in 2nd place, while D-Day moves 1 spot to end up with 1st.
On lanes 19 & 20: Top Guns kept stealing sips of beer from When Push Comes To Shove. While headlined by Pat Searcy with his 542 series, Top Guns accomplished only 1 win against the Shovers. In the meantime, David Codding drew the spotlight in the Shovers with his 539 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Top Guns drop 1 spot in the standings to end the season in 4th place, while the Shovers move 1 spot to go home with 3rd.
On lanes 21 & 22: Canned Crabs spent a romantic evening with The Good Sons. Despite being led by Eric Lynch with his below-average 441 series, the Crabs accomplished only 1 win against the Sons. Countering this, Michelle Tollefson called the shots for the Sons with her above-average 392 as her team took the series with 3 wins. Canned Crabs plummet 2 spots in the standings to end in 7th place, while the Sons move 1 spot to cross the finish line in 5th.
Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: Hulk Smash! shared a platter of cheese sticks with Spanked. Although blessed by Carl Goetz with his below-average 509 series, the Hulk got swept by Spanked. In the midst of this, trifecta-winner (#1 Head-to-Head, #1 Power-Ranked, and Most Valuable Bowler) Bill Krejci shined in Spanked with his above-average 541 as they swept the competition. Hulk Smash! drops 1 spot in the standings to complete in 8th place, while Spanked jumps 2 spots to wind up in 6th.
Bowlers bribing their way into The 200 Club include: David Codding (213) and Pat Searcy (214)
After a hard fought season, the Tournament of Champions was won tonight by Marca Robinson (Division 4),
with Jim Jones (Division 2) landing in second place. Marca will pocket the nice first-place pot,
while Jim will take away the second-place pot. Congratulations!
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#1 POWER BOWLER
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Bill Krejci
Runner Up:
Demond Robinson
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#1 H2H BOWLER
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Bill Krejci
Runner Up:
Demond Robinson
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FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE)
"Demond launched the ball so high it burned up on re-entry."
Kevin Myers, reflecting on the loss of the Columbia crew
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EXPANDED STANDINGS
Top Individual Achievements for Week 16
