The fourteenth week of Fall 2003 saw two teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. Three bowlers set a new personal best series, and two rolled new personal high games. Angela Bradford picked up this week's high game (183) and series (485) for the women, while Ken M. Wilson earned this week's high game (247) and series (654) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 15 & 16: Wolverines faced off against Anchors Aweigh!. Despite the strength of Dennis Laube with his 438 series, the Wolverines got swept by the Anchors. On the flipside, Most Valuable Bowler Ken M. Wilson mastered the Anchors with his stupendous 654 as they swept the competition. Wolverines drop 1 spot in the standings to 5th place, while the Anchors remain in 1st.
On lanes 17 & 18: Theee Beeelt deliberately ate cheese sticks in front of Atomic Goo. Reinforced by #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Aaron Weidner and his astounding 641 series, Theee Beeelt celebrated a clean sweep over Atomic Goo. Concurrently, Steve Robinson dominated Atomic Goo with his 431 despite his team getting swept. Theee Beeelt leaps 1 spot in the standings to 4th place, while Atomic Goo sinks 1 spot to 8th.
On lanes 19 & 20: Bowl me Ishmael! did battle with Spare Change. Although blessed by Michael Basham with his 407 series, Ishmael got swept by Spare Change. On the other half of the score sheet, Demond Robinson called the shots for Spare Change with his phenomenal 639 as they swept the competition. Bowl me Ishmael! remains in 3rd place, while Spare Change moves 1 spot to 7th.
Finally, down on lanes 21 & 22: Gutter Minds had a delightful time with Bowlers of Mass Confusion. Notwithstanding the leadership of Pat Searcy with his 573 series, Gutter Minds accomplished only 1 win against Mass Confusion. While that was going down, Jason Carpio guided Mass Confusion with his above-average 550 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Gutter Minds remains in 6th place, while Mass Confusion remains in 2nd.
Bowlers sneaking into The 200 Club include: Aaron Weidner (230,222), Demond Robinson (228,217), Ken M. Wilson (247,221), and Pat Searcy (206,208)

Adding to the excitement, the 654 rolled by Ken M. Wilson is this season's new high series for men.
The 247 rolled by Ken M. Wilson is the new 4th-best game in league history!
The 654 rolled by Ken M. Wilson is the new 2nd-best series in league history!
In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Ken M. Wilson got the better of Division 1, while Aaron Weidner topped Division 2. Seth Gunderson decimated Division 3, and nobody claimed victory in Division 4 (though Marca Robinson came closest). In terms of overall points: Carl Goetz leads Division 1; Pat Searcy tops Division 2; Seth Gunderson holds the reins in Division 3; and Dennis Pruitt runs the show in Division 4.
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 15&16, 3rd-place Bowl me Ishmael! (hcp 102) will spend some quality time with 6th-place Gutter Minds. Ishmael is expected to perform well, yet still manage to get swept; while Gutter Minds are forecast to hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
- Moving to lanes 17&18, 2nd-place Bowlers of Mass Confusion will socialize with 7th-place Spare Change. Mass Confusion might perform well and win the series; while Spare Change ought to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
- Then, over on lanes 19&20, 4th-place Theee Beeelt (hcp 85) will meet with 1st-place Anchors Aweigh!. Theee Beeelt will likely roll decently, but split the series with the Anchors; while the Anchors will probably hold steady as they keep the series tied.
- Finally, on lanes 21&22, 5th-place Wolverines will chuck some balls with 8th-place Atomic Goo (estimated hcp 35). The Wolverines are predicted to perform well and win the series; while Atomic Goo is anticipated to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
THIS WEEK'S MVB
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FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE)
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Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins | Change |
1 | Anchors Aweigh! | 40.5-15.5 | .723 | 29,407 | n/a |
2 | Bowlers of Mass Confusion | 33-23 | .589 | 25,324 | n/a |
3 | Bowl me Ishmael! | 29.5-26.5 | .527 | 21,049 | n/a |
4 | Theee Beeelt | 29-27 | .518 | 24,628 | +1 |
5 | Wolverines | 26-30 | .464 | 22,242 | -1 |
6 | Gutter Minds | 24-32 | .429 | 27,247 | n/a |
7 | Spare Change | 22-34 | .393 | 25,690 | +1 |
8 | Atomic Goo | 20-36 | .357 | 21,967 | -1 |