The third week of Spring 2004 saw four teams climb in the standings, while two teams slipped. Two bowler roll a new personal best game. Deena Slinkard landed this week's high game for the women with a 192, and women's high series was bagged by Angela Bradford with a 481. As for the men, Thomas Lin earned this week's high game (236) and series (622). Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 15 & 16: Recreation Intoxication celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with Joey's B*tches. With the strength of Pat Searcy with his below-average 544 series, Recreation split the series with the B*tches. On the flipside, Most Valuable Bowler Ken M. Wilson showed off in the B*tches with his dramatic 539 as they matched their opponent in wins. Recreation Intoxication drops 1 spot in the standings to 2nd place, while the B*tches move 1 spot to 5th.

On lanes 17 & 18: Got Carpio? sparred with The Bowling Stones. Topped by Corey Weinfurt with his above-average 495 series, Got Carpio? split the series with the Stones. Simultaneously, Scott Musgrove called the shots for the Stones with his 366 as they matched their opponent in wins. Got Carpio? leaps 1 spot in the standings to 3rd place, while the Stones move 1 spot to 4th.

Finally, down on lanes 19 & 20: 2 Tall Asians, 2 Short Whites shared a platter of cheese sticks with T.R.O.T.B.. With top billing by #1 Power Ranked and #1 Head-to-Head Thomas Lin and his dazzling 622 series, the White Asians celebrated a clean sweep over T.R.O.T.B.. Across the ball return, Phil Schroeder took the lead in T.R.O.T.B. with his staggering 516 despite his team getting swept. 2 Tall Asians, 2 Short Whites leap 1 spot in the standings to 1st place, while T.R.O.T.B. plunges 3 spots to 6th.

Bowlers ducking past the bouncer at The 200 Club include: Bob Brunker (211), Ken M. Wilson (203), and Thomas Lin (213,236)

New personal high games were set tonight by Scott Murdock (195, previous best 193) and Deena Slinkard (192, previous best 180).

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 15&16, 3rd-place Got Carpio? will meet with 1st-place 2 Tall Asians, 2 Short Whites (hcp 24). Got Carpio? is expected to maintain their current strength as they win the series; while the White Asians are forecast to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Moving to lanes 17&18, 6th-place T.R.O.T.B. (hcp 33) will tussle with 5th-place Joey's B*tches. T.R.O.T.B. might perform well and win the series; while the B*tches ought to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Finally, on lanes 19&20, 2nd-place Recreation Intoxication will hang out with 4th-place The Bowling Stones (hcp 163). Recreation is predicted to maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while the Stones are anticipated to hold steady as they endure a rough night.

^*(Remember, the predicted results above are based on mathematical extrapolations and can be changed by all sorts of factors. If you don't like how your team's results are predicted, you and your teammates have the power to prove the math wrong!)

THIS WEEK'S MVB Ken M. Wilson Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Thomas Lin Runner Up: Phil Schroeder	#1 H2H BOWLER Thomas Lin Runner Up: Ken M. Wilson
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Oh, that's Angela's dog. I think it's a Pomeranian. I can't leave him home alone or he eats the furniture." Scott Murdock, describing Nik Domann to one of the rookies.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	2 Tall Asians, 2 Short Whites	10-2	.833	5,264	+1
2	Recreation Intoxication	8-4	.667	6,034	-1
3	Got Carpio?	5-7	.417	5,479	+1
4	The Bowling Stones	5-7	.417	4,183	+1
5	Joey's B*tches	4-8	.333	5,574	+1
6	T.R.O.T.B.	4-8	.333	5,273	-3

insert into team_standings (teamID, seasonID, week, wins, losses, percent, movement, `rank`) values (33,9, 3, 4, 8, .333, -3, 6)

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Thomas Lin - 622 Pat Searcy - 544 Ken Wilson - 539 Bob Brunker - 518 Phil Schroeder - 516	Angela Bradford - 481 Deena Slinkard - 443 Andee Weinfurt - 399 Amanda Schulte - 352 Jenny Palin - 349
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Thomas Lin - 732 Phil Schroeder - 664 Ken Wilson - 654 Scott Murdock - 630 Jason Carpio - 610	Jenny Palin - 608 Deena Slinkard - 601 Amanda Schulte - 577 Andee Weinfurt - 564 Angela Bradford - 548
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Thomas Lin - 236 Bob Brunker - 211 Ken Wilson - 203 Nik Domann - 199 Phil Schroeder - 197	Deena Slinkard - 192 Angela Bradford - 172 Andee Weinfurt - 160 Jenny Palin - 134 Amanda Schulte - 125
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Thomas Lin - 272 Phil Schroeder - 246 Scott Murdock - 245 Bob Brunker - 241 Ken Wilson - 241 (t)	Deena Slinkard - 244 Jenny Palin - 220 Andee Weinfurt - 215 Amanda Schulte - 200 Angela Bradford - 194
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Thomas Lin - 82 Phil Schroeder - 59 Scott Murdock - 58 Ken Wilson - 51 Bob Brunker - 49	Deena Slinkard - 58 Jenny Palin - 42 Andee Weinfurt - 29 Amanda Schulte - 19

The second week of Spring 2004 saw two teams 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 (211) and series (560) for the women, while Pat Searcy earned this week's high game (245) and series (681) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 15 & 16: The Bowling Stones spent a romantic evening with T.R.O.T.B.. In spite of the prowess of Michael Basham with his 424 series, the Stones accomplished only 1 win against T.R.O.T.B.. On the other side, Nik Domann ruled T.R.O.T.B. with his phenomenal 567 as his team took the series with 3 wins. The Bowling Stones remains in 5th place, while T.R.O.T.B. jumps 3 spots to 3rd.

On lanes 17 & 18: Joey's B*tches sparred with 2 Tall Asians, 2 Short Whites. Notwithstanding the leadership of Carl Goetz with his 583 series, the B*tches got swept by the White Asians. While that was going down, Thomas Lin commanded the White Asians with his above-average 487 as they swept the competition. Joey's B*tches plummet 4 spots in the standings to 6th place, while the White Asians jump 2 spots to 2nd.

Finally, down on lanes 19 & 20: Got Carpio? kept stealing sips of beer from Recreation Intoxication. Despite being led by Eric Lynch with his above-average 522 series, Got Carpio? accomplished only 1 win against Recreation. As for the opposition, trifecta-winner (#1 Head-to-Head, #1 Power-Ranked, and Most Valuable Bowler) Pat Searcy dominated Recreation with his staggering 681 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Got Carpio? drops 1 spot in the standings to 4th place, while Recreation remains in 1st.

Bowlers slipping under the velvet rope in front of The 200 Club include: Angela Bradford (211), Carl Goetz (215), Corey Weinfurt (205), Nik Domann (213), and Pat Searcy (215,221,245)

A new personal high game was set tonight by Nik Domann (213, previous best 200). In addition, new personal best series were rolled by Nik Domann (567, previous best 556) and Pat Searcy (681, previous best 621).

Angela Bradford earned both this season's women's high game and series with her 211 and 560, respectively. In addition, Pat Searcy nabbed both high game and series for the men this season with his 245 and 681, respectively.

The 211 rolled by Angela Bradford is tied for the 7th-best women's game in league history!
The 245 rolled by Pat Searcy is the new 6th-best men's game in league history!
The 560 rolled by Angela Bradford is the new 5th-best women's series in league history!
The 681 rolled by Pat Searcy is the new 2nd-best series in league history!

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 15&16, 1st-place Recreation Intoxication will throw some gutter balls with 6th-place Joey's B*tches (hcp 19). Recreation is expected to maintain their current strength as they lose the series but avoid getting swept; while the B*tches are forecast to hold steady as they enjoy their victories.
• Moving to lanes 17&18, 4th-place Got Carpio? will chuck some balls with 5th-place The Bowling Stones (estimated hcp 115). Got Carpio? might maintain their current strength as they win the series; while the Stones ought to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Finally, on lanes 19&20, 2nd-place 2 Tall Asians, 2 Short Whites (estimated hcp 32) will match wits with 3rd-place T.R.O.T.B.. The White Asians are predicted to roll decently, yet still manage to lose the series but avoid getting swept; while T.R.O.T.B. is anticipated to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.

^*(Remember, the predicted results above are based on mathematical extrapolations and can be changed by all sorts of factors. If you don't like how your team's results are predicted, you and your teammates have the power to prove the math wrong!)

THIS WEEK'S MVB Pat Searcy Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Pat Searcy Runner Up: Robert Million	#1 H2H BOWLER Pat Searcy Runner Up: Nik Domann
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Man, you can't swing that thing around and not expect me to want some!" Angela Bradford, to Michael Basham, on the slice of pizza Michael was wielding.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Recreation Intoxication	6-2	.750	4,048	n/a
2	2 Tall Asians, 2 Short Whites	6-2	.750	3,307	+2
3	T.R.O.T.B.	4-4	.500	3,432	+3
4	Got Carpio?	3-5	.375	3,625	-1
5	The Bowling Stones	3-5	.375	2,764	n/a
6	Joey's B*tches	2-6	.250	3,669	-4

insert into team_standings (teamID, seasonID, week, wins, losses, percent, movement, `rank`) values (30,9, 2, 2, 6, .250, -4, 6)

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Pat Searcy - 681 Carl Goetz - 583 Nik Domann - 567 Eric Lynch - 522 Corey Weinfurt - 513	Angela Bradford - 560 Deena Slinkard - 417 Andee Weinfurt - 415 Ashley Razak - 382 Joey Fields - 349
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Pat Searcy - 724 Corey Weinfurt - 664 Robert Million - 658 Nik Domann - 653 Jason Carpio - 618 Eric Lynch - 618 (t)	Angela Bradford - 658 Mary Jackson - 600 Andee Weinfurt - 597 Deena Slinkard - 585 Jenny Palin - 584
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Pat Searcy - 245 Carl Goetz - 215 Nik Domann - 213 Corey Weinfurt - 205 Eric Lynch - 190	Angela Bradford - 211 Andee Weinfurt - 175 Deena Slinkard - 151 Ashley Razak - 149 Joey Fields - 124 Mary Jackson - 124 (t)
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Pat Searcy - 259 Corey Weinfurt - 255 Robert Million - 249 Nik Domann - 241 Bob Brunker - 224	Angela Bradford - 243 Andee Weinfurt - 235 Ashley Razak - 215 Mary Jackson - 212 Deena Slinkard - 207
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Corey Weinfurt - 68 Robert Million - 66 Pat Searcy - 63 Nik Domann - 49 Jason Carpio - 33 Bob Brunker - 33 (t)	Angela Bradford - 52 Andee Weinfurt - 51 Mary Jackson - 34 Ashley Razak - 32 Jenny Palin - 25

The Spring 2004 season is now underway, with six teams entering the 12-week competition for the coveted, nonexistent championship trophy. Angela Bradford picked up this week's high game (170) and series (477) for the women, while Pat Searcy earned this week's high game (191) and series (547) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 15 & 16: Joey's B*tches celebrated their love of large, heavy balls with Got Carpio?. Headlined by #1 Head-to-Head David Codding and his 544 series, the B*tches split the series with Got Carpio?. Conversely, Eric Lynch commanded Got Carpio? with his 482 as they matched their opponent in wins. Joey's B*tches leaves the gate in 2nd place, while Got Carpio? begins in 3rd.

On lanes 17 & 18: Recreation Intoxication couldn't stop undressing with their eyes the members of T.R.O.T.B.. Starring #1 Power-Ranked Pat Searcy and his 547 series, Recreation collected 3 wins against T.R.O.T.B.. Meanwhile, Nik Domann laid down the law in T.R.O.T.B. with his 492 despite his team notching only a single win. Recreation Intoxication starts out in 1st place, while T.R.O.T.B. commences the season with 6th.

Finally, down on lanes 19 & 20: The Bowling Stones alternated splits with 2 Tall Asians, 2 Short Whites. Featuring Michael Basham with his 414 series, the Stones split the series with the White Asians. While that was going down, Dennis Laube reigned supreme in the White Asians with his 473 as they matched their opponent in wins. The Bowling Stones begins with 5th place, while the White Asians get rolling in 4th.

Bowlers paying far too much for well vodka at The 200 Club include: No one at all. We sucked.



NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 15&16, 5th-place The Bowling Stones (estimated estimated hcp 101) will challenge 6th-place T.R.O.T.B.. The Stones are expected to maintain their current strength as they get swept; while T.R.O.T.B. is forecast to hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
• Moving to lanes 17&18, 2nd-place Joey's B*tches will match wits with 4th-place 2 Tall Asians, 2 Short Whites (estimated hcp 95). The B*tches might perform well and win the series; while the White Asians ought to raise their average even as they avoid getting swept.
• Finally, on lanes 19&20, 3rd-place Got Carpio? (hcp 51) will hang out with 1st-place Recreation Intoxication. Got Carpio? is predicted to roll decently, yet still manage to just barely lose the series; while Recreation is anticipated to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.

^*(Remember, the predicted results above are based on mathematical extrapolations and can be changed by all sorts of factors. If you don't like how your team's results are predicted, you and your teammates have the power to prove the math wrong!)

THIS WEEK'S MVB No one Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Pat Searcy Runner Up: David Codding	#1 H2H BOWLER David Codding Runner Up: Pat Searcy
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "While my left hand was holding the phone, my right hand was hard at work!" Pat Searcy, justifying talking on the phone while bowling.

Pos.	Team name	Record	Percent	Total Pins	Change
1	Recreation Intoxication	3-1	.750	1,885	n/a
2	Joey's B*tches	2-2	.500	1,757	n/a
3	Got Carpio?	2-2	.500	1,696	n/a
4	2 Tall Asians, 2 Short Whites	2-2	.500	1,543	n/a
5	The Bowling Stones	2-2	.500	1,350	n/a
6	T.R.O.T.B.	1-3	.250	1,681	n/a

insert into team_standings (teamID, seasonID, week, wins, losses, percent, movement, `rank`) values (33,9, 1, 1, 3, .250, 0, 6)

Men's High Series Scratch	Women's High Series Scratch
Pat Searcy - 547 David Codding - 544 Nik Domann - 492 Eric Lynch - 482 Ken Wilson - 476	Angela Bradford - 477 Deena Slinkard - 392 Joey Fields - 377 Andee Weinfurt - 374 Ashley Razak - 352
Men's High Series Handicap	Women's High Series Handicap
Pat Searcy - 590 David Codding - 589 Nik Domann - 578 Eric Lynch - 578 (t) Ken Wilson - 576 Dennis Laube - 576 (t)	Angela Bradford - 575 Deena Slinkard - 560 Joey Fields - 557 Andee Weinfurt - 556 Ashley Razak - 551
Men's High Game Scratch	Women's High Game Scratch
Pat Searcy - 191 David Codding - 189 Scott Murdock - 178 Eric Lynch - 176 Nik Domann - 176 (t) Ken Wilson - 175	Angela Bradford - 170 Andee Weinfurt - 166 Ashley Razak - 166 (t) Joey Fields - 146 Deena Slinkard - 137 Amanda Schulte - 121
Men's High Game Handicap	Women's High Game Handicap
Scott Murdock - 228 Phil Schroeder - 212 Ken Wilson - 208 Eric Lynch - 208 (t) Michael Basham - 206 Pat Searcy - 205 Bob Brunker - 205 (t)	Ashley Razak - 232 Andee Weinfurt - 226 Joey Fields - 206 Angela Bradford - 202 Deena Slinkard - 193
Men's Pins Over Average	Women's Pins Over Average
Scott Murdock - 41 Phil Schroeder - 25 Michael Basham - 19 Ken Wilson - 17 Eric Lynch - 16	Ashley Razak - 49 Andee Weinfurt - 42 Joey Fields - 21 Mary Jackson - 12 Angela Bradford - 11