The Fall 2003 season draws to a close, with Anchors Aweigh! officially earning this season's championship title! The final week saw one team climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. Two bowlers set a new personal best series, and one rolled new personal high game. Angela Bradford picked up this week's high game (181) and series (543) for the women, while Pat Searcy earned this week's high game (246) and series (621) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 15 & 16: Anchors Aweigh! sparred with Bowlers of Mass Confusion. Led by David Codding with his 558 series, the Anchors collected 3 wins against Mass Confusion. As for the opposition, Corey Weinfurt shined in Mass Confusion with his above-average 522 despite his team notching only a single win. Anchors Aweigh! complete in 1st place, while Mass Confusion wind up in 2nd.
On lanes 17 & 18: Wolverines had a rendezvous with Bowl me Ishmael!. Demonstrating the prowess of Dennis Laube with his 459 series, the Wolverines celebrated a clean sweep over Ishmael. Across the ball return, Dennis Pruitt took the lead in Ishmael with his 378 despite his team getting swept. Wolverines leap 2 spots in the standings to finish in 3rd place, while Ishmael sinks 1 spot to come out in 4th.
On lanes 19 & 20: Theee Beeelt deliberately ate cheese sticks in front of Gutter Minds. Regardless of the star power of Aaron Weidner with his above-average 547 series, Theee Beeelt got swept by Gutter Minds. Meanwhile, #1 Head-to-Head Pat Searcy dominated Gutter Minds with his above-average 621 as they swept the competition. Theee Beeelt drops 1 spot in the standings to end the season in 5th place, while Gutter Minds end up with 6th.
Finally, down on lanes 21 & 22: Spare Change entered a showdown to the death with Atomic Goo. Even though highlighted by the skills of #1 Power-Ranked Bill Krejci and his awe-inspiring 556 series, Spare Change accomplished only 1 win against Atomic Goo. On the other side, Phil Schroeder oversaw Atomic Goo with his above-average 447 (with kudos to Most Valuable Bowler Marca Robinson) as his team took the series with 3 wins. Spare Change close out in 7th place, while Atomic Goo cross the finish line in 8th.
Bowlers sneaking into The 200 Club include: Aaron Weidner (202), Bill Krejci (202,215), and Pat Searcy (203,246)

A new personal high game was set tonight by Pat Searcy (246, previous best 242). In addition, new personal best series were rolled by Pat Searcy (621, previous best 619) and Marca Robinson (440, previous best 406). The 246 rolled by Pat Searcy is tied for the 5th-best game in league history!
The 543 rolled by Angela Bradford is the new 7th-best women's series in league history!

After a hard fought season, the Tournament of Champions was won tonight by Pat Searcy (Division 2), with landing in second place. Pat will pocket the nice first-place pot, while will take away the second-place pot. Congratulations!
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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! | 45.5-18.5 | .711 | 33,599 | n/a |
| 2 | Bowlers of Mass Confusion | 36-28 | .563 | 28,934 | n/a |
| 3 | Wolverines | 34-30 | .531 | 26,060 | +2 |
| 4 | Bowl me Ishmael! | 33.5-30.5 | .523 | 24,096 | -1 |
| 5 | Theee Beeelt | 31-33 | .484 | 28,326 | -1 |
| 6 | Gutter Minds | 28-36 | .438 | 31,188 | n/a |
| 7 | Spare Change | 25-39 | .391 | 29,236 | n/a |
| 8 | Atomic Goo | 23-41 | .359 | 25,171 | n/a |




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